{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"fr-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/fr-patent-applications-residents/","title":"France Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"France's Patent Applications by Residents: 12,751 number of applications in 2024, -6.3% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1990–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","France","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"France","temporal_coverage":"1990/2024","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"France Patent Applications by Residents","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","url":"https://www3.wipo.int/ipstats/"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"France"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"France (2024)","value":"12,751","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-6.3% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-6.3%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"France Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":12378},{"period":"1991","value":12597},{"period":"1992","value":12539},{"period":"1993","value":12638},{"period":"1994","value":12519},{"period":"1995","value":12419},{"period":"1996","value":12916},{"period":"1997","value":13252},{"period":"1998","value":13251},{"period":"1999","value":13592},{"period":"2000","value":13870},{"period":"2001","value":13499},{"period":"2002","value":13519},{"period":"2003","value":13511},{"period":"2004","value":14230},{"period":"2005","value":14327},{"period":"2006","value":14529},{"period":"2007","value":14722},{"period":"2008","value":14658},{"period":"2009","value":14100},{"period":"2010","value":14748},{"period":"2011","value":14655},{"period":"2012","value":14540},{"period":"2013","value":14690},{"period":"2014","value":14500},{"period":"2015","value":14306},{"period":"2016","value":14206},{"period":"2017","value":14415},{"period":"2018","value":14303},{"period":"2019","value":14103},{"period":"2020","value":12771},{"period":"2021","value":13386},{"period":"2022","value":13322},{"period":"2023","value":13602},{"period":"2024","value":12751}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"12751.0","yoyChange":"-6.3%"},{"year":"2023","value":"13602.0","yoyChange":"+2.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"13322.0","yoyChange":"-0.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"13386.0","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"12771.0","yoyChange":"-9.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"14103.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"14303.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"14415.0","yoyChange":"+1.5%"},{"year":"2016","value":"14206.0","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2015","value":"14306.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2014","value":"14500.0","yoyChange":"-1.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"14690.0","yoyChange":"+1.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"14540.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2011","value":"14655.0","yoyChange":"-0.6%"},{"year":"2010","value":"14748.0","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"14100.0","yoyChange":"-3.8%"},{"year":"2008","value":"14658.0","yoyChange":"-0.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"14722.0","yoyChange":"+1.3%"},{"year":"2006","value":"14529.0","yoyChange":"+1.4%"},{"year":"2005","value":"14327.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of France from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 14,748 number of applications in 2010 and reached its lowest recorded value of 12,378 in 1990. The latest reading of 12,751 in 2024 represents a change of -6.3%."}]}