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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.
Industry Statistics > Patent applications, nonresidents (1986) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
55,721
1986
Industry in United States
# 2
Japan :
26,030
1986
Industry in Japan
# 3
Canada :
25,596
1986
Industry in Canada
# 4
United Kingdom :
11,063
1986
Industry in United Kingdom
# 5
Germany :
10,583
1986
Industry in Germany
# 6
Australia :
10,148
1986
Industry in Australia
# 7
Spain :
8,581
1986
Industry in Spain
# 8
Korea, South :
8,139
1986
Industry in Korea, South
# 9
France :
6,369
1986
Industry in France
# 10
Denmark :
5,386
1986
Industry in Denmark
# 11
South Africa :
5,046
1986
Industry in South Africa
# 12
China :
4,515
1986
Industry in China
# 13
Brazil :
4,413
1986
Industry in Brazil
# 14
Finland :
3,627
1986
Industry in Finland
# 15
Norway :
3,519
1986
Industry in Norway
# 16
New Zealand :
3,128
1986
Industry in New Zealand
# 17
Mexico :
3,071
1986
Industry in Mexico
# 18
Israel :
2,830
1986
Industry in Israel
# 19
Ireland :
2,678
1986
Industry in Ireland
# 20
India :
2,497
1986
Industry in India
# 21
Portugal :
2,191
1986
Industry in Portugal
# 22
Switzerland :
1,954
1986
Industry in Switzerland
# 23
Sweden :
1,939
1986
Industry in Sweden
# 24
Greece :
1,745
1986
Industry in Greece
# 25
Hungary :
1,606
1986
Industry in Hungary
# 26
Netherlands :
1,464
1986
Industry in Netherlands
# 27
Belgium :
1,334
1986
Industry in Belgium
# 28
Venezuela :
1,292
1986
Industry in Venezuela
# 29
Austria :
1,255
1986
Industry in Austria
# 30
Hong Kong :
1,027
1986
Industry in Hong Kong
# 31
Poland :
713
1986
Industry in Poland
# 32
Egypt :
667
1986
Industry in Egypt
# 33
Thailand :
634
1986
Industry in Thailand
# 34
Chile :
592
1986
Industry in Chile
# 35
Indonesia :
591
1986
Industry in Indonesia
# 36
Turkey :
552
1986
Industry in Turkey
# 37
Luxembourg :
407
1986
Industry in Luxembourg
# 38
Colombia :
404
1986
Industry in Colombia
# 39
Algeria :
235
1986
Industry in Algeria
# 40
Malaysia :
230
1986
Industry in Malaysia
# 41
Morocco :
225
1986
Industry in Morocco
# 42
Romania :
225
1986
Industry in Romania
# 43
Bulgaria :
211
1986
Industry in Bulgaria
# 44
Peru :
208
1986
Industry in Peru
# 45
Zimbabwe :
206
1986
Industry in Zimbabwe
# 46
Tunisia :
138
1986
Industry in Tunisia
# 47
Dominican Republic :
135
1986
Industry in Dominican Republic
# 48
Uruguay :
124
1986
Industry in Uruguay
# 49
Zambia :
108
1986
Industry in Zambia
# 50
Kenya :
107
1986
Industry in Kenya
# 51
Guatemala :
106
1986
Industry in Guatemala
# 52
Ecuador :
104
1986
Industry in Ecuador
# 53
Sri Lanka :
103
1986
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 54
Iceland :
92
1986
Industry in Iceland
# 55
Panama :
83
1986
Industry in Panama
# 56
Bangladesh :
77
1986
Industry in Bangladesh
# 57
Iraq :
54
1986
Industry in Iraq
# 58
Costa Rica :
54
1986
Industry in Costa Rica
# 59
Monaco :
40
1986
Industry in Monaco
# 60
Nicaragua :
39
1986
Industry in Nicaragua
# 61
Malawi :
39
1986
Industry in Malawi
# 62
Bahamas, The :
37
1986
Industry in Bahamas, The
# 63
Cyprus :
30
1986
Industry in Cyprus
# 64
Cuba :
21
1986
Industry in Cuba
# 65
Mauritius :
21
1986
Industry in Mauritius
# 66
Bahrain :
20
1986
Industry in Bahrain
# 67
Haiti :
20
1986
Industry in Haiti
# 68
Fiji :
17
1986
Industry in Fiji
# 69
Ghana :
15
1986
Industry in Ghana
# 70
Malta :
12
1986
Industry in Malta
# 71
Guyana :
8
1986
Industry in Guyana
# 72
Solomon Islands :
8
1986
Industry in Solomon Islands
# 73
Korea, North :
8
1986
Industry in Korea, North
# 74
Vietnam :
2
1986
Industry in Vietnam
# 75
Burundi :
2
1986
Industry in Burundi
# 76
Rwanda :
1
1986
Industry in Rwanda
Total :
226,472
Weighted average:
2,979.9
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.
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"Patent applications, nonresidents (1986) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ind_pat_app_non-industry-patent-applications-nonresidents&date=1986
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