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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 (1996) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
105,054
1996
Industry in United States
# 2
Japan :
37,629
1996
Industry in Japan
# 3
Canada :
24,987
1996
Industry in Canada
# 4
Korea, South :
17,415
1996
Industry in Korea, South
# 5
Australia :
13,950
1996
Industry in Australia
# 6
Singapore :
12,357
1996
Industry in Singapore
# 7
China :
11,114
1996
Industry in China
# 8
United Kingdom :
9,821
1996
Industry in United Kingdom
# 9
Germany :
9,511
1996
Industry in Germany
# 10
Russia :
7,980
1996
Industry in Russia
# 11
India :
6,632
1996
Industry in India
# 12
Mexico :
6,370
1996
Industry in Mexico
# 13
New Zealand :
6,192
1996
Industry in New Zealand
# 14
Brazil :
5,446
1996
Industry in Brazil
# 15
Norway :
4,319
1996
Industry in Norway
# 16
Indonesia :
4,027
1996
Industry in Indonesia
# 17
France :
3,484
1996
Industry in France
# 18
Czech Republic :
3,247
1996
Industry in Czech Republic
# 19
Israel :
2,101
1996
Industry in Israel
# 20
Hong Kong :
2,059
1996
Industry in Hong Kong
# 21
Venezuela :
1,822
1996
Industry in Venezuela
# 22
Chile :
1,771
1996
Industry in Chile
# 23
Italy :
1,678
1996
Industry in Italy
# 24
Slovakia :
1,498
1996
Industry in Slovakia
# 25
Poland :
1,297
1996
Industry in Poland
# 26
Ukraine :
1,257
1996
Industry in Ukraine
# 27
Colombia :
1,172
1996
Industry in Colombia
# 28
Vietnam :
929
1996
Industry in Vietnam
# 29
Sweden :
857
1996
Industry in Sweden
# 30
Hungary :
850
1996
Industry in Hungary
# 31
Saudi Arabia :
810
1996
Industry in Saudi Arabia
# 32
Pakistan :
782
1996
Industry in Pakistan
# 33
Turkey :
747
1996
Industry in Turkey
# 34
Switzerland :
718
1996
Industry in Switzerland
# 35
Egypt :
706
1996
Industry in Egypt
# 36
Romania :
636
1996
Industry in Romania
# 37
Netherlands :
633
1996
Industry in Netherlands
# 38
Peru :
565
1996
Industry in Peru
# 39
Spain :
526
1996
Industry in Spain
# 40
Austria :
511
1996
Industry in Austria
# 41
Finland :
483
1996
Industry in Finland
# 42
Bulgaria :
407
1996
Industry in Bulgaria
# 43
Belarus :
361
1996
Industry in Belarus
# 44
Croatia :
356
1996
Industry in Croatia
# 45
Ecuador :
354
1996
Industry in Ecuador
# 46
Kazakhstan :
325
1996
Industry in Kazakhstan
# 47
Belgium :
310
1996
Industry in Belgium
# 48
Latvia :
273
1996
Industry in Latvia
# 49
Morocco :
237
1996
Industry in Morocco
# 50
Slovenia :
199
1996
Industry in Slovenia
# 51
Estonia :
198
1996
Industry in Estonia
# 52
Denmark :
196
1996
Industry in Denmark
# 53
Uruguay :
182
1996
Industry in Uruguay
# 54
Sri Lanka :
180
1996
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 55
Turkmenistan :
170
1996
Industry in Turkmenistan
# 56
Armenia :
154
1996
Industry in Armenia
# 57
Algeria :
150
1996
Industry in Algeria
# 58
Panama :
142
1996
Industry in Panama
# 59
Kyrgyzstan :
142
1996
Industry in Kyrgyzstan
# 60
Tajikistan :
139
1996
Industry in Tajikistan
# 61
Moldova :
135
1996
Industry in Moldova
# 62
Ireland :
134
1996
Industry in Ireland
# 63
Tunisia :
128
1996
Industry in Tunisia
# 64
Honduras :
126
1996
Industry in Honduras
# 65
Georgia :
124
1996
Industry in Georgia
# 66
Zimbabwe :
122
1996
Industry in Zimbabwe
# 67
Trinidad and Tobago :
110
1996
Industry in Trinidad and Tobago
# 68
Guatemala :
102
1996
Industry in Guatemala
# 69
Lithuania :
78
1996
Industry in Lithuania
# 70
Luxembourg :
77
1996
Industry in Luxembourg
# 71
Portugal :
76
1996
Industry in Portugal
# 72
Iceland :
75
1996
Industry in Iceland
# 73
Uzbekistan :
53
1996
Industry in Uzbekistan
# 74
Greece :
44
1996
Industry in Greece
# 75
Cuba :
40
1996
Industry in Cuba
# 76
Kenya :
38
1996
Industry in Kenya
# 77
Zambia :
36
1996
Industry in Zambia
# 78
Malawi :
30
1996
Industry in Malawi
# 79
Monaco :
23
1996
Industry in Monaco
# 80
Libya :
23
1996
Industry in Libya
# 81
Madagascar :
23
1996
Industry in Madagascar
# 82
Mongolia :
23
1996
Industry in Mongolia
# 83
Mauritius :
19
1996
Industry in Mauritius
# 84
Malta :
18
1996
Industry in Malta
# 85
Iraq :
18
1996
Industry in Iraq
# 86
Azerbaijan :
17
1996
Industry in Azerbaijan
# 87
Macedonia, Republic of :
13
1996
Industry in Macedonia, Republic of
# 88
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
8
1996
Industry in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 89
Seychelles :
6
1996
Industry in Seychelles
# 90
Haiti :
6
1996
Industry in Haiti
# 91
Saint Lucia :
5
1996
Industry in Saint Lucia
# 92
Burundi :
4
1996
Industry in Burundi
# 93
Samoa :
3
1996
Industry in Samoa
Total :
320,155
Weighted average:
3,442.5
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 (1996) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ind_pat_app_non-industry-patent-applications-nonresidents&date=1996
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