Israeli Patents Up 20% In 2013, Mostly In Pharmaceutical Field

August 27, 2014 | According to the Israeli Ministry of Science, Technology and Space, the number of patents registered by Israeli research institutions rose by 20 percent in 2012-2013, compared to 2011-2012. The field with the most registered patents was the pharmaceutical field. Of the 1,438 patents that were registered between 2012-2013, 1,000 of them were completely new patents that have never before been registered in other countries, according to the National Council for Research and Development. Finally, the income from Israeli intellectual property in 2012-2013 was NIS 1,881 million ($526,677).