United Kingdom (2024)
11,105
number of applications
-3.3% YoY
YoY Change
-3.3%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

United Kingdom Patent Applications by Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 11,105 -3.3%
2023 11,487 +2.7%
2022 11,183 -3.5%
2021 11,592 -3.3%
2020 11,990 -0.6%
2019 12,061 -6.2%
2018 12,865 -3.3%
2017 13,301 -4.1%
2016 13,876 -6.7%
2015 14,867 -2.2%
2014 15,196 +1.5%
2013 14,972 -2.6%
2012 15,370 +0.2%
2011 15,343 -0.9%
2010 15,490 -3.1%
2009 15,985 -3.3%
2008 16,523 -4.9%
2007 17,375 -0.6%
2006 17,484 -2.0%
2005 17,833 -7.0%

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 11,105 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was -3.3%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 11,105 in 2024 to 22,050 in 2000.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom 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 22,050 number of applications in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of 11,105 in 2024. The latest reading of 11,105 in 2024 represents a change of -3.3%.