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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 (1997) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
United States :
101,282
1997
Industry in United States
# 2
Japan :
52,407
1997
Industry in Japan
# 3
Australia :
16,182
1997
Industry in Australia
# 4
China :
12,102
1997
Industry in China
# 5
Germany :
11,291
1997
Industry in Germany
# 6
Canada :
10,752
1997
Industry in Canada
# 7
United Kingdom :
10,171
1997
Industry in United Kingdom
# 8
Korea, South :
9,950
1997
Industry in Korea, South
# 9
Brazil :
9,611
1997
Industry in Brazil
# 10
New Zealand :
8,259
1997
Industry in New Zealand
# 11
India :
8,229
1997
Industry in India
# 12
Russia :
8,123
1997
Industry in Russia
# 13
Malaysia :
6,272
1997
Industry in Malaysia
# 14
Singapore :
6,048
1997
Industry in Singapore
# 15
Thailand :
5,205
1997
Industry in Thailand
# 16
Argentina :
5,035
1997
Industry in Argentina
# 17
Norway :
4,752
1997
Industry in Norway
# 18
Poland :
3,950
1997
Industry in Poland
# 19
Czech Republic :
3,661
1997
Industry in Czech Republic
# 20
France :
3,637
1997
Industry in France
# 21
Mexico :
3,544
1997
Industry in Mexico
# 22
Hong Kong :
2,359
1997
Industry in Hong Kong
# 23
Venezuela :
2,323
1997
Industry in Venezuela
# 24
Slovakia :
1,578
1997
Industry in Slovakia
# 25
Ukraine :
1,568
1997
Industry in Ukraine
# 26
Israel :
1,445
1997
Industry in Israel
# 27
Turkey :
1,329
1997
Industry in Turkey
# 28
Vietnam :
1,234
1997
Industry in Vietnam
# 29
Saudi Arabia :
1,001
1997
Industry in Saudi Arabia
# 30
Sweden :
940
1997
Industry in Sweden
# 31
Hungary :
888
1997
Industry in Hungary
# 32
Peru :
756
1997
Industry in Peru
# 33
Romania :
722
1997
Industry in Romania
# 34
Netherlands :
637
1997
Industry in Netherlands
# 35
Switzerland :
620
1997
Industry in Switzerland
# 36
Bulgaria :
538
1997
Industry in Bulgaria
# 37
Spain :
498
1997
Industry in Spain
# 38
Austria :
458
1997
Industry in Austria
# 39
Croatia :
439
1997
Industry in Croatia
# 40
Belarus :
414
1997
Industry in Belarus
# 41
Uruguay :
370
1997
Industry in Uruguay
# 42
Uzbekistan :
367
1997
Industry in Uzbekistan
# 43
Estonia :
360
1997
Industry in Estonia
# 44
Kazakhstan :
303
1997
Industry in Kazakhstan
# 45
Ecuador :
302
1997
Industry in Ecuador
# 46
Belgium :
269
1997
Industry in Belgium
# 47
Finland :
250
1997
Industry in Finland
# 48
Slovenia :
226
1997
Industry in Slovenia
# 49
Denmark :
218
1997
Industry in Denmark
# 50
Iceland :
216
1997
Industry in Iceland
# 51
Algeria :
206
1997
Industry in Algeria
# 52
Georgia :
160
1997
Industry in Georgia
# 53
Trinidad and Tobago :
154
1997
Industry in Trinidad and Tobago
# 54
Ireland :
144
1997
Industry in Ireland
# 55
Guatemala :
131
1997
Industry in Guatemala
# 56
Armenia :
121
1997
Industry in Armenia
# 57
Macedonia, Republic of :
118
1997
Industry in Macedonia, Republic of
# 58
Luxembourg :
102
1997
Industry in Luxembourg
# 59
Portugal :
101
1997
Industry in Portugal
# 60
Lithuania :
77
1997
Industry in Lithuania
# 61
Kyrgyzstan :
55
1997
Industry in Kyrgyzstan
# 62
Tajikistan :
50
1997
Industry in Tajikistan
# 63
Turkmenistan :
50
1997
Industry in Turkmenistan
# 64
Sri Lanka :
42
1997
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 65
Kenya :
40
1997
Industry in Kenya
# 66
Latvia :
40
1997
Industry in Latvia
# 67
Cuba :
31
1997
Industry in Cuba
# 68
Malawi :
26
1997
Industry in Malawi
# 69
Malta :
24
1997
Industry in Malta
# 70
Monaco :
13
1997
Industry in Monaco
# 71
Mauritius :
12
1997
Industry in Mauritius
# 72
Moldova :
6
1997
Industry in Moldova
# 73
Mongolia :
3
1997
Industry in Mongolia
Total :
324,797
Weighted average:
4,449.3
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 (1997) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ind_pat_app_non-industry-patent-applications-nonresidents&date=1997
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