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Industry Statistics > Patent applications, residents (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
(top to bottom)
Date
#1
Japan
362,342
2004 ...
#2
United States
185,008
2004 ...
#3
Korea, South
105,027
2004 ...
#4
China
65,586
2004 ...
#5
Germany
48,329
2004 ...
#6
Russia
22,944
2004 ...
#7
United Kingdom
18,816
2004 ...
#8
France
14,230
2004 ...
#9
Australia
8,555
2004 ...
#10
Italy
7,877
2000 ...
#11
India
6,795
2004 ...
#12
South Africa
5,549
1995 ...
#13
Ukraine
4,086
2004 ...
#14
Canada
3,929
2003 ...
#15
Brazil
3,892
2004 ...
#16
Spain
2,864
2004 ...
#17
Sweden
2,752
2004 ...
#18
Poland
2,381
2004 ...
#19
Netherlands
2,187
2004 ...
#20
Finland
2,004
2004 ...
#21
Austria
1,965
2004 ...
#22
Denmark
1,843
2004 ...
#23
Switzerland
1,827
2002 ...
#24
Kazakhstan
1,696
2003 ...
#25
New Zealand
1,579
2004 ...
#26
Israel
1,329
2003 ...
#27
Norway
1,277
2001 ...
#28
Belarus
1,065
2004 ...
#29
Romania
937
2004 ...
#30
Ireland
787
2004 ...
#31
Argentina
786
2004 ...
#32
Hungary
738
2004 ...
#33
Iran
691
2001 ...
#34
Thailand
681
2003 ...
#35
Czech Republic
619
2004 ...
#36
Mexico
531
2004 ...
#37
Belgium
519
2003 ...
#38
Singapore
509
2004 ...
#39
Greece
487
2004 ...
#40
Turkey
465
2003 ...
#41
Croatia
383
2004 ...
#42
Serbia and Montenegro
381
2003 ...
#43
Slovenia
327
2004 ...
#44
Moldova
297
2004 ...
#45
Uzbekistan
273
2004 ...
#46
Bulgaria
263
2004 ...
#47
Syria
249
2000 ...
#48
Georgia
248
2004 ...
#49
Chile
241
2000 ...
#50
Indonesia
226
2004 ...
#51
Slovakia
214
2004 ...
#52
Malaysia
179
1997 ...
#53
Kyrgyzstan
179
2003 ...
#54
Azerbaijan
165
1996 ...
#55
Philippines
157
2004 ...
#56
Egypt
157
2004 ...
#57
Armenia
151
2003 ...
#58
Mongolia
143
2004 ...
#59
Hong Kong
127
2004 ...
#60
Portugal
121
2004 ...
#61
Cuba
110
1999 ...
#62
Latvia
107
2004 ...
#63
Morocco
104
2000 ...
#64
Sri Lanka
95
2003 ...
#65
Lithuania
69
2004 ...
#66
Iraq
68
1996 ...
#67
Saudi Arabia
61
2002 ...
#68
Pakistan
58
2001 ...
#69
Algeria
58
2004 ...
#70
Iceland
57
2003 ...
#71
Venezuela
56
2000 ...
#72
Colombia
52
2002 ...
#73
Bosnia and Herzegovina
47
2004 ...
#74
Tunisia
46
1996 ...
#75
Turkmenistan
44
1999 ...
#76
Peru
38
2004 ...
#77
Uruguay
37
2004 ...
#78
Macedonia, Republic of
37
2004 ...
#79
Vietnam
34
2000 ...
#80
Bangladesh
32
1998 ...
#81
Tajikistan
32
2004 ...
#82
Costa Rica
29
1993 ...
#83
Zimbabwe
28
1996 ...
#84
Estonia
27
2004 ...
#85
Kenya
25
1999 ...
#86
Malta
22
2002 ...
#87
Bolivia
17
1995 ...
#88
Madagascar
16
2004 ...
#89
Luxembourg
16
2003 ...
#90
Jamaica
15
2002 ...
#91
Liberia
14
1993 ...
#92
Dominican Republic
14
1986 ...
#93
Nicaragua
14
2000 ...
#94
Namibia
13
1993 ...
#95
Ecuador
13
2002 ...
#96
Nigeria
12
1990 ...
#97
Libya
12
1996 ...
#98
Paraguay
12
2003 ...
#99
Jordan
11
1989 ...
#100
Guyana
9
1986 ...
#101
Cyprus
9
2004 ...
#102
Panama
7
2000 ...
#103
Honduras
7
2002 ...
#104
Monaco
7
2004 ...
#105
Zambia
6
2001 ...
#106
Guatemala
5
2001 ...
#107
Angola
4
1992 ...
#108
Mauritius
3
1998 ...
#109
Nepal
3
1995 ...
#110
Malawi
3
2000 ...
#111
Ethiopia
3
2000 ...
#112
El Salvador
3
1995 ...
#113
Trinidad and Tobago
2
2002 ...
#114
Botswana
2
2001 ...
#115
Bahamas, The
2
1992 ...
#116
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2
1996 ...
#117
Gambia, The
1
2001 ...
#118
Albania
1
2000 ...
#119
Haiti
1
1999 ...
#120
Burundi
1
1996 ...
#121
Aruba
1
2002 ...
#122
Lesotho
1
1996 ...
#123
Rwanda
1
1988 ...
Total :
901,601
Weighted average:
7,330.1
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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