2010年的这些排名是基于71个经济和社会指标的指数，如新专利，移动电话用户和风险投资的实用性。

These rankings, for 2010, are based on an index of 71 economic and social indicators, as diverse as new patents, mobile phone subscriptions and availability of venture capital.

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但是美国仍然是专利申请最多的国家，并保持着绝对的领先优势，这反映了美国的经济力量和公司的活力。

But, reflecting America's economic power and corporate dynamism, the United States is still the country from which the most filings orginate, and it has a huge lead.

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另有一些数据指向一个相近的方向：富裕经济体用于研究的开支比以往任何时候都多，但是新专利的数量却比较平稳。

Other data point in a similar direction: rich economies spend more than ever on research, but the number of new patents has plateaued.

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