WIPO IP Facts and Figures2023WIPO IP Facts and Figures 2023This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. The user is allowed to reproduce, distribute, adapt, translate and publicly perform this publication, including for commercial purposes, without explicit permission, provided that the content is accompanied by an acknowledgement that WIPO is the source and that it is clearly indicated if changes were made to the original content.Suggested citation: World Intellectual Property Organization (2023). IP Facts and Figures 2023. Geneva: WIPO. DOI: 10.34667/tind.48648Adaptation/translation/derivatives should not carry any official emblem or logo, unless they have been approved and validated by WIPO. Please contact us via the WIPO website to obtain permission.For any derivative work, please include the following disclaimer: “The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content.”When content published by WIPO, such as images, graphics, trademarks or logos, is attributed to a third-party, the user of such content is solely responsible for clearing the rights with the right holder(s).To view a copy of this license, please visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0Any dispute arising under this license that cannot be settled amicably shall be referred to arbitration in accordance with Arbitration Rules of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) then in force. The parties shall be bound by any arbitration award rendered as a result of such arbitration as the final adjudication of such a dispute.The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of WIPO concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.This publication is not intended to reflect the views of the Member States or the WIPO Secretariat.The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by WIPO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.© WIPO, 2023First published 2023World Intellectual Property Organization 34, chemin des Colombettes, P.O. Box 18 CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerlandwipo.intISBN: 978-92-805-3548-8 (print)ISBN: 978-92-805-3549-5 (online)ISSN: 2788-7863 (print)ISSN: 2788-7871 (online)Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)WIPO Publication No. 943EN/23Introduction 5Global intellectual property applications and active IP rights 61. Total applications worldwide, 2022 62. Percentage shares of IP filing activity by region, 2022 73. IP rights in force, 2022 8Patents and utility models 94. Percentage shares of total patent applications by the top five offices, 2022 95. Patent app...
