Countries Earning the Most from Intellectual Property
This chart ranks countries by the money they receive from foreign parties for the use of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, franchises and licensing of industrial processes. Figures are balance of payments rec...
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Countries Earning the Most from Intellectual PropertyThe United States lead with $148.2 billion in intellectual property receipts, more than double second-placed Netherlands on $57.6 billion and roughly equal to the next three countries combined. This is arguably the clearest financial measure of a country's accumulated innovation, and America's lead is decisive. Japan on $51.9 billion and Germany on $48 billion complete a top four in which every member earns over $45 billion. The most revealing entry is China at $10.9 billion, ranked tenth: despite publishing more scientific papers than any nation, China earns barely 7% of what the United States does from licensing ideas, a gap between research volume and commercial ownership of intellectual property.
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