"Patent applications are a key indicator of a country's innovative capacity. A high volume of filings indicates effective research and development (R&D) activity, economic competitiveness, and a forward-looking approach to growth and productivity. Patent application filings don't actually record nationality or immigration background. But using a unique methodology, which assigns inventors' first names to one of 24 language areas, the IW patent database claims to be able to track "the region of origin" of inventors with a high degree of accuracy."
"At least 14 percent of all patent applications developed in Germany now originate from inventors with foreign roots, with Indians, and women, making particularly dynamic contributions. Patent applications are a key indicator of a country's innovative capacity. A high volume of filings indicates effective research and development (R&D) activity, economic competitiveness, and a forward-looking approach to growth and productivity. A recent study by the German Economic Institute (IW) sheds light on the changing landscape of innovation in Germany."
Patent application filings do not record nationality or immigration background. A unique methodology assigns inventors' first names to 24 language areas to infer region of origin with a high claimed accuracy. Using patent data going back to 1994, inventors with an immigration background rose from 4.9 percent of German patent applications in 2000 to 14 percent in 2022. Patent applications from inventors of Indian origin increased twelvefold, rising from 40 in 2000 to 495 in 2022 (0.1 percent to 1.2 percent). Germany's success in attracting skilled migrants through initiatives such as Make it in Germany helped drive the increase. Women also make particularly dynamic contributions to patent activity.
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