Canadian businesses trail their international peers significantly in patent output
Source: Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity analysis based on data from OECD Science and Technology Statistics; China Statistical Yearbook 2009; World Bank for Brazil and India (2004-2007)
*US patent and Trademark Office, Japan Patent Office, and the European Patent Office
*US patent and Trademark Office, Japan Patent Office, and the European Patent Office
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Canadian businesses trail their international peers significantly in patent output
Report on Canada 2011 | Page 40
Patent data across all industries for the years 2004 to 2008 from the OECD indicate a significant lag for Canada versus the performance of peer countries. The patent performance of developing countries like China and Russia is well behind that of advanced economies, including Canada. As we concluded in our Working Paper on trade, much of the business R&D performed in China, for example, is duplicative, not inventive.
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