Only one out of every six inventors listed in PCT* applications in 2023 was a woman

Share of women among listed inventors in patent applications, 2009–2023

Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) is an international treaty administered by WIPO, which allows an inventor to file a single international patent application to seek patent protection in many countries simultaneously.
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