Table 2.
Country (Number of Applications) | Rank | Applicant country | Numbers of nanotechnology patent applications from the applicant country (1991–2008) | Applicant institution | Numbers of nanotechnology patent applications from the applicant institution (1991–2008) | ||||
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Totals | 2000 | 2008 | Totals | 2000 | 2008 | ||||
USA (19,665) | 1 | USA | 12,606 | 285 | 2288 | IBM | 277 | 11 | 54 |
2 | Japan | 1866 | 42 | 308 | Univ California | 209 | 11 | 29 | |
3 | South Korea | 1272 | 6 | 343 | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | 172 | 0 | 69 | |
4 | Germany | 1048 | 23 | 168 | Hon Hai Prec Ind Co. Ltd. | 157 | 0 | 54 | |
5 | Taiwan region | 839 | 7 | 175 | Ind Tech Res Inst | 106 | 3 | 15 | |
China (18,438) | 1 | China | 16,348 | 85 | 4409 | Chinese Academy of Sciences | 1155 | 14 | 312 |
2 | USA | 805 | 3 | 260 | Zhejiang Univ | 464 | 3 | 129 | |
3 | South Korea | 327 | 5 | 80 | Tsing Hua Univ | 461 | 2 | 91 | |
4 | Japan | 301 | 2 | 64 | Shanghai Jiaotong Univ | 409 | 3 | 75 | |
5 | Germany | 145 | 3 | 43 | Fudan Univ | 317 | 3 | 81 |