Non-religious countries Compared by Industry > Patent applications > Residents > Per capita
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DEFINITION:
Patent applications are applications filed with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Japan | 2,836.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
2 | Australia | 425.79 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
3 | Sweden | 306.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
4 | Austria | 240.38 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
5 | France | 235.12 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
6 | Netherlands | 134.32 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
7 | Canada | 124.22 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
8 | Czech Republic | 60.65 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
9 | China | 50.6 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
10 | Azerbaijan | 21.25 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
11 | Hong Kong | 18.45 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
12 | Turkey | 6.58 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
13 | Vietnam | 0.438 per 1 million people | 2000 |