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Which countries have the most patent filings? The results probably won't surprise you - they tend to be democracies with low barriers to starting businesses and high regard for intellectual property laws. Patent filings are a good indicator of the entrepreneurial spirit of a nation's citizens and its businesses. This list of countries with the most patent filings is build from data from the World Bank.

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Rank   Name Capital Official Language Currency Founded
  1. 1
    Washington, D.C.
    None
    US$
    1776-07-04
    210,062 annual filings
  2. 2
    Tokyo
    Japanese Language
    Japanese yen
    72,661
  3. 3
    Seoul
    Korean Language
    South Korean won ₩, South Korean won, South Korean hwan
  4. 4
    Ottawa
    English Language, French Language
    Canadian dollar
    1867-07-01
    37,927
  5. 5
    Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
    English Language
    Australian dollar, Australian pound
    1901-01-01
    24,156
  6. 6
    Brasília
    Portuguese Language
    Brazilian real
    1822-09-07
    20,487
  7. 7
    Mexico City
    Spanish Language
    MX, Mexican peso
    1810-09-16
    14,976
  8. 8
    Berlin
    German Language
    Euro
    1949-05-23
    13,372
  9. 9

    Russian Federation

    9,858
  10. 10
    Singapore
    English Language, Chinese language, Tamil Language, Standard Mandarin, Malay Language More
    Singapore dollar
    1819-01-29
    8,759
  11. 11
    London
    English Language, Welsh Language, Scottish Gaelic language
    Euro, UK £, Saint Helena pound, Falkland Islands pound, New Zealand dollar, Cayman Islands dollar, Bermuda dollar, East Caribbean dollar More
    1801
    8,582
  12. 12
    Jerusalem
    Hebrew Language, Arabic Language
    Israeli new sheqel
    1948-05-14
    7,263
  13. 13
    Wellington
    English Language, Māori language, New Zealand Sign Language, New Zealand English More
    New Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar
    1840-02-06
    5,248
  14. 14
    Kiev
    Ukrainian Language
    Ukrainian hryvnia, Ukrainian Hrivna
    1991-08-24
    2,418
  15. 15
    Vienna
    German Language, Slovenian language, Hungarian, Croatian language, Austrian German More
    Euro, Austrian krone, Austrian schilling
    1955-07-27
    745
  16. 16
    Warsaw
    Polish Language
    Polish złoty
    655
  17. 17
    Algiers
    French Language, Arabic Language, Algerian Arabic
    Algerian dinar
    1962
    608
  18. 18
    Port of Spain, Scarborough
    English Language, Spanish Language
    Trinidad and Tobago dollar
    1962-08-31
    551
  19. 19
    Stockholm
    Swedish Language
    Swedish krona
    1397
    420
  20. 20
    Berne
    French Language, Italian Language, German Language, Schwyzerdütsch Language, Romansh language More
    Swiss franc
    1291
    375
  21. 21
    Reykjavik
    Icelandic Language, Icelandic Sign Language
    Icelandic króna
    1904-02-01
    330
  22. 22
    Madrid
    Spanish Language, Catalan language, Aranese language, Basque Language, Galician Language, Aragonese Language, Asturian language, Occitan language, Valencian More
    Euro, Spanish peseta
    329
  23. 23
    Tbilisi
    Georgian Language
    Georgian lari
    1008
    299
  24. 24
    Budapest
    Hungarian, Hungarian Sign Language
    Hungarian forint
    0895
    209
  25. 25
    Helsinki
    Swedish Language, Finnish Language, Sami languages
    Euro
    1809-03-29
    205

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