Foreigners Got 45% of U.S. Patents in ’86
Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Foreign inventors received nearly half the patents granted by the United States last year, the Patent and Trademark Office reported Monday.
Japan was the leading country for non-U.S. patent recipients, followed by West Germany.
Overall, foreign inventors collected 34,859 patents, or 45% of all those issued by the United States during 1986. In 1961-65, foreigners averaged only about 17% of U.S. patents annually.
