United States (2024)
332,899
number of applications
+4.1% YoY
YoY Change
+4.1%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

United States Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 332,899 +4.1%
2023 319,776 +0.3%
2022 318,772 +3.1%
2021 309,246 -0.1%
2020 309,509 -2.9%
2019 318,744 +5.1%
2018 303,212 -0.5%
2017 304,682 +0.5%
2016 303,126 +2.8%
2015 294,940 +2.4%
2014 288,104 +3.1%
2013 279,351 +3.2%
2012 270,772 +8.3%
2011 249,930 +2.9%
2010 242,990 +6.7%
2009 227,834 -1.3%
2008 230,788 +3.1%
2007 223,842 +5.7%
2006 211,690 +11.8%
2005 189,272 +10.2%

About this Dataset

United States recorded 332,899 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +4.1%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 80,520 in 1990 to 332,899 in 2024.

This page tracks patent applications filed in United States by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows.

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 patent applications filed in United States by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. 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 332,899 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 80,520 in 1990. The latest reading of 332,899 in 2024 represents a change of +4.1%.