Number of patents at three patent offices
How many triadic patents were applied for by Dutch authorities in the period 2002-2023? A triadic patent is a patent applied for at the patent offices of Europe (European Patent Office), the US (United States Patent and Trademark Office) and Japan (Japan Patent Office). In this data publication we share the figures of the number of triadic patents, per year.
In short
- The number of Dutch triadic patents has grown in 2023.
- Japan and the US file the most triadic patents every year.
- Internationally compared, the Netherlands is above the median, but below the average of the reference countries shown here.
How did the number of triadic patents applied for by the Netherlands developed in the period 2002-2023?
| Netherlands | |
| 2002 | 1865 |
| 2003 | 1989 |
| 2004 | 1976 |
| 2005 | 1762 |
| 2006 | 1477 |
| 2007 | 1063 |
| 2008 | 1129 |
| 2009 | 1048 |
| 2010 | 826 |
| 2011 | 969 |
| 2012 | 1041 |
| 2013 | 1138 |
| 2014 | 1288 |
| 2015 | 1137 |
| 2016 | 962 |
| 2017 | 914 |
| 2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 940 |
| 2020 | 933 |
| 2021 | 895 |
| 2022 | 946 |
| 2023 | 986 |
Analysis
From 2003, the number of triadic patents applications from the Netherlands decreased up to 2011. From 2011 the annual number of triadic patent requests increases until 2015. After a short period of decline, the number rises again from 2019 onwards. The majority of the applications are from the industrial sector (CBS, 2023).
How many triadic patents were applied for by reference countries in 2023?
| 2023 | |
| CHI | 7369 |
| KOR | 4914 |
| DEU | 4105 |
| FRA | 1968 |
| CHE | 1496 |
| NLD | 986 |
| ITA | 846 |
| SWE | 734 |
| CAN | 685 |
| BEL | 427 |
| FIN | 370 |
| DNK | 363 |
| AUT | 340 |
| AUS | 328 |
| ESP | 303 |
| SGP | 235 |
| IRE | 156 |
| NOR | 142 |
| CZE | 45 |
Analysis
In 2023, the number of Dutch triadic patent applications was above the median for the reference countries shown. China, South Korea, and Germany are the leaders in this comparison. Outside this comparison, the US (16,688) and Japan (14,321) filed by far the highest number of applications.
Facts and figures
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986
triadic patent applications by the Netherlands (2023)
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7.369
triadic patent applications by China (2023)
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46
triadic patent applications by the Czech Republic (2023)