Number of biotechnology patents in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2022

Published by
Matej Mikulic,
Mar 31, 2025

This statistic presents the number of patents in the biotechnology sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022. The number of patents in the biotechnology sector in the UK increased from below 500 in 2016 to over 670 in 2020. In 2022, the number of biotech patents filed under the PCT reached 621.

Number of patents in the biotechnology sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2022

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2025

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2010 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Applications filed under the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty).

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