France (2024)
12,751
number of applications
-6.3% YoY
YoY Change
-6.3%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

France Patent Applications by Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 12,751 -6.3%
2023 13,602 +2.1%
2022 13,322 -0.5%
2021 13,386 +4.8%
2020 12,771 -9.4%
2019 14,103 -1.4%
2018 14,303 -0.8%
2017 14,415 +1.5%
2016 14,206 -0.7%
2015 14,306 -1.3%
2014 14,500 -1.3%
2013 14,690 +1.0%
2012 14,540 -0.8%
2011 14,655 -0.6%
2010 14,748 +4.6%
2009 14,100 -3.8%
2008 14,658 -0.4%
2007 14,722 +1.3%
2006 14,529 +1.4%
2005 14,327 +0.7%

About this Dataset

France recorded 12,751 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was -6.3%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 12,378 in 1990 to 14,748 in 2010.

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.

Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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).

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%.