Who Are Canada’s Key Chemistry Patent Holders? A Comparative Analysis With U.S. Holders
Ownership of chemistry patents is significantly more concentrated in Canada than in the United States. On average across 11 technology classes, the top 10 Canadian patent holders account for 22.1 per cent of total patents compared with 16.2 per cent in the U.S., a 5.9 percentage point gap that is statistically significant.
Are most technology fields in both countries dominated by private companies? What emerging technology fields show the highest concentration in Canada? What other technology fields exhibit the greatest concentration among Canada’s top patent holders? And what entities dominate several chemistry fields in Canada? In the United States?
Read the data briefing for our full analysis.
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Key findings
Comparing chemistry patent holders
Environmental technology
Chemical engineering
Pharmaceuticals
Surface technology and coating
Basic materials chemistry
Organic fine chemistry
Materials and metallurgy
Biotechnology
Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
Microstructural and nanotechnology
Appendix A: Methodology
Appendix B: Bibliography
