The source notes: "Totals by geographical region are WIPO estimates using data covering 162 offices. Each region includes the following number of offices: Africa (33), Asia (46), Europe (45), Latin America and the Caribbean (31), North America (2) and Oceania (5)."
As of 2024, the number of patent applications worldwide amounted to about ****Â million. It was also the highest number of patent applications worldwide in the last 30 years.
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