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Total patented inventions: 85,144
- 31% annual growth rate observed between 2011 and 2017.
- 68% of patented inventions were filed between 2011 and 2017.
Publication Year | Patented Inventions |
---|---|
1998 | 1,242 |
1999 | 1,167 |
2000 | 1,245 |
2001 | 1,304 |
2002 | 1,794 |
2003 | 1,799 |
2004 | 1,818 |
2005 | 1,874 |
2006 | 2,141 |
2007 | 2,395 |
2008 | 2,829 |
2009 | 3,447 |
2010 | 3,888 |
2011 | 3,673 |
2012 | 4,568 |
2013 | 5,584 |
2014 | 6,889 |
2015 | 8,602 |
2016 | 10,669 |
2017 | 18,216 |
Publication Year | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|
1998 | - |
1999 | -6.04% |
2000 | 6.68% |
2001 | 4.74% |
2002 | 37.58% |
2003 | 0.28% |
2004 | 1.06% |
2005 | 3.08% |
2006 | 14.25% |
2007 | 11.86% |
2008 | 18.12% |
2009 | 21.85% |
2010 | 12.79% |
2011 | -5.53% |
2012 | 24.37% |
2013 | 22.24% |
2014 | 23.37% |
2015 | 24.87% |
2016 | 24.03% |
2017 | 70.74% |
Chinese and American assignees cumulatively accounted for 65% of total patented inventions filed globally.
Publication Year | China | United States | Japan | Republic of Korea | Germany | Canada | United Kingdom | Australia |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 5 | 337 | 435 | 18 | 97 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
1999 | 5 | 272 | 443 | 26 | 98 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
2000 | 11 | 335 | 395 | 53 | 87 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
2001 | 15 | 406 | 341 | 42 | 66 | 13 | 9 | 2 |
2002 | 19 | 459 | 363 | 37 | 114 | 32 | 28 | 3 |
2003 | 54 | 457 | 333 | 42 | 85 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
2004 | 72 | 434 | 334 | 51 | 91 | 26 | 9 | 4 |
2005 | 86 | 455 | 420 | 65 | 111 | 18 | 9 | 12 |
2006 | 116 | 560 | 480 | 72 | 92 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
2007 | 192 | 716 | 447 | 139 | 103 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
2008 | 423 | 772 | 496 | 170 | 126 | 43 | 18 | 11 |
2009 | 697 | 976 | 510 | 165 | 142 | 58 | 19 | 14 |
2010 | 960 | 1,074 | 493 | 127 | 154 | 46 | 21 | 27 |
2011 | 1,059 | 961 | 407 | 178 | 118 | 50 | 22 | 23 |
2012 | 1,932 | 967 | 387 | 197 | 129 | 50 | 35 | 16 |
2013 | 2,631 | 1,429 | 484 | 276 | 195 | 61 | 55 | 13 |
2014 | 3,513 | 1,832 | 443 | 402 | 163 | 69 | 33 | 19 |
2015 | 4,655 | 2,064 | 539 | 385 | 141 | 69 | 41 | 15 |
2016 | 6,180 | 2,386 | 622 | 471 | 173 | 81 | 46 | 27 |
2017 | 11,955 | 3,477 | 794 | 690 | 227 | 135 | 71 | 23 |
IP Concentration Index
Index approaching 0.5 in 2017 thereby indicating dominance of two countries in AI patent activity.
- Metric developed to gauge the level of concentration of AI patented inventions by country of origin.
- Index ranges between 1/n and 1, where n is the number of participants.
Publication Year | IP Concentration Index |
---|---|
1998 | 0.19 |
1999 | 0.20 |
2000 | 0.17 |
2001 | 0.16 |
2002 | 0.11 |
2003 | 0.10 |
2004 | 0.09 |
2005 | 0.11 |
2006 | 0.12 |
2007 | 0.13 |
2008 | 0.13 |
2009 | 0.14 |
2010 | 0.15 |
2011 | 0.16 |
2012 | 0.22 |
2013 | 0.27 |
2014 | 0.32 |
2015 | 0.35 |
2016 | 0.38 |
2017 | 0.46 |
Canadian Researchers
Patented inventions filed by Canadian researchers grew at a similar rate when compared to researchers globally over the past five years.
2,497 Canadian researchers filed 1,419 patented inventions.
Publication Year | CIPO | USPTO | WIPO (PCT) | Other | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
1999 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -7.69% |
2000 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 66.67% |
2001 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 45.00% |
2002 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 100.00% |
2003 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 1 | -15.52% |
2004 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 1 | -18.37% |
2005 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 1 | -15.00% |
2006 | 12 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 55.88% |
2007 | 10 | 45 | 12 | 1 | 28.30% |
2008 | 16 | 40 | 20 | 3 | 16.18% |
2009 | 31 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 22.78% |
2010 | 14 | 64 | 18 | 2 | 1.03% |
2011 | 22 | 45 | 11 | 0 | -20.41% |
2012 | 16 | 40 | 18 | 1 | -3.85% |
2013 | 11 | 40 | 16 | 4 | -5.33% |
2014 | 21 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 30.99% |
2015 | 16 | 66 | 23 | 6 | 19.35% |
2016 | 20 | 65 | 36 | 13 | 18.92% |
2017 | 25 | 138 | 34 | 14 | 58.33% |
Canadian Institutions
Canadian institutions account for less than 1% of the total patented inventions filed by institutions globally.
284 Canadian institutions filed 618 patented inventions.
Publication Year | CIPO | USPTO | WIPO (PCT) | Others |
---|---|---|---|---|
1998 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
1999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
2002 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
2003 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
2004 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
2005 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2006 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
2007 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
2008 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 2 |
2009 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
2010 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 2 |
2011 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 |
2012 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
2013 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
2014 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
2015 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 2 |
2016 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 1 |
2017 | 20 | 53 | 33 | 7 |
Publication Year | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|
1998 | - |
1999 | -50% |
2000 | -67% |
2001 | 500% |
2002 | 100% |
2003 | -38% |
2004 | 27% |
2005 | -53% |
2006 | 78% |
2007 | 94% |
2008 | 6% |
2009 | 6% |
2010 | -14% |
2011 | 20% |
2012 | 8% |
2013 | -26% |
2014 | 38% |
2015 | 25% |
2016 | 38% |
2017 | 61% |
Relative Specialization Index (RSI)
Canadian researchers and institutions are both specialized in the field of AI, although their specialization has decreased over the past decade.
Publication Year | 1998-2007 | 2008-2017 |
---|---|---|
Republic of Korea | -0.56 | -0.44 |
Germany | -0.06 | -0.27 |
Japan | -0.07 | -0.18 |
United Kingdom | -0.14 | -0.03 |
Australia | 0.12 | 0.22 |
Canada | 0.34 | 0.30 |
United States | 0.40 | 0.35 |
Publication Year | 1998-2007 | 2008-2017 |
---|---|---|
Republic of Korea | -0.21 | -0.26 |
Germany | 0.00 | -0.24 |
United Kingdom | -0.08 | -0.13 |
Japan | 0.62 | 0.11 |
Canada | 0.26 | 0.22 |
Australia | 0.31 | 0.22 |
United States | 0.38 | 0.34 |
Relative Specialization by AI Applications
Canadian researchers fare well in various applications of AI against American researchers who are considered to be prolific filers in AI.
AI Application | Canada | United States |
---|---|---|
Distributed Artificial Intelligence | -0.55 | -0.65 |
Planning and Scheduling | -0.17 | -0.28 |
Control Methods | -0.02 | 0.12 |
Speech Processing | 0.09 | -0.06 |
Predictive Analytics | 0.08 | 0.32 |
Robotics | 0.42 | 0.34 |
Knowledge Representation and Reasoning | 0.48 | 0.29 |
Computer Vision | 0.43 | 1.72 |
Natural Language Processing | 1.32 | 2.41 |
Geographical Clusters of Activity
Interestingly, most of the prominent Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) are specialized in different application fields of AI.
Province | Patented Inventions / GDP |
---|---|
Northwest Territories | 0 |
Nunavut | 0 |
Alberta | 1.68208E-10 |
Yukon | 0 |
Saskatchewan | 1.48738E-10 |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1.20333E-10 |
Ontario | 3.71479E-10 |
British Columbia | 3.63912E-10 |
Manitoba | 5.50297E-11 |
Quebec | 2.03698E-10 |
New Brunswick | 1.62311E-10 |
Nova Scotia | 1.35275E-10 |
Prince Edward Island | 1.4298E-10 |
CMA | # of Institutions |
---|---|
Calgary | 19 |
Edmonton | 4 |
Guelph | 2 |
Halifax | 5 |
Hamilton | 4 |
Kingston | 3 |
Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo | 20 |
Lethbridge | 1 |
London | 2 |
Moncton | 1 |
Montréal | 42 |
Oshawa | 2 |
Ottawa-Gatineau | 30 |
Québec | 4 |
Regina | 1 |
Saskatoon | 4 |
Sherbrooke' | 1 |
St. Catharines-Niagara | 1 |
St. John's | 1 |
Toronto | 78 |
Trois-Rivières | 2 |
Vancouver | 30 |
Victoria | 4 |
Winnipeg | 3 |
2020
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