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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, residents (1985) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
274,348
1985
Industry in Japan
# 2
United States :
63,673
1985
Industry in United States
# 3
Germany :
32,202
1985
Industry in Germany
# 4
United Kingdom :
19,672
1985
Industry in United Kingdom
# 5
France :
12,050
1985
Industry in France
# 6
Australia :
6,549
1985
Industry in Australia
# 7
Poland :
5,124
1985
Industry in Poland
# 8
Romania :
4,201
1985
Industry in Romania
# 9
China :
4,065
1985
Industry in China
# 10
South Africa :
4,051
1985
Industry in South Africa
# 11
Sweden :
3,840
1985
Industry in Sweden
# 12
Switzerland :
3,191
1985
Industry in Switzerland
# 13
Hungary :
2,904
1985
Industry in Hungary
# 14
Korea, South :
2,702
1985
Industry in Korea, South
# 15
Austria :
2,269
1985
Industry in Austria
# 16
Spain :
2,149
1985
Industry in Spain
# 17
Canada :
2,092
1985
Industry in Canada
# 18
Italy :
2,000
1985
Industry in Italy
# 19
Brazil :
1,954
1985
Industry in Brazil
# 20
Netherlands :
1,938
1985
Industry in Netherlands
# 21
Finland :
1,727
1985
Industry in Finland
# 22
Serbia and Montenegro :
1,245
1985
Industry in Serbia and Montenegro
# 23
Greece :
1,123
1985
Industry in Greece
# 24
New Zealand :
1,008
1985
Industry in New Zealand
# 25
India :
982
1985
Industry in India
# 26
Norway :
923
1985
Industry in Norway
# 27
Denmark :
856
1985
Industry in Denmark
# 28
Israel :
790
1985
Industry in Israel
# 29
Belgium :
771
1985
Industry in Belgium
# 30
Ireland :
726
1985
Industry in Ireland
# 31
Mexico :
590
1985
Industry in Mexico
# 32
Iraq :
296
1985
Industry in Iraq
# 33
Venezuela :
227
1985
Industry in Venezuela
# 34
Iran :
183
1985
Industry in Iran
# 35
Egypt :
168
1985
Industry in Egypt
# 36
Turkey :
132
1985
Industry in Turkey
# 37
Chile :
122
1985
Industry in Chile
# 38
Philippines :
91
1985
Industry in Philippines
# 39
Portugal :
85
1985
Industry in Portugal
# 40
Luxembourg :
81
1985
Industry in Luxembourg
# 41
Colombia :
72
1985
Industry in Colombia
# 42
Guatemala :
72
1985
Industry in Guatemala
# 43
Uruguay :
63
1985
Industry in Uruguay
# 44
Thailand :
55
1985
Industry in Thailand
# 45
Indonesia :
49
1985
Industry in Indonesia
# 46
Peru :
41
1985
Industry in Peru
# 47
Bangladesh :
40
1985
Industry in Bangladesh
# 48
Zimbabwe :
38
1985
Industry in Zimbabwe
# 49
Morocco :
35
1985
Industry in Morocco
# 50
Sri Lanka :
28
1985
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 51
Iceland :
21
1985
Industry in Iceland
# 52
Hong Kong :
16
1985
Industry in Hong Kong
# 53
El Salvador :
16
1985
Industry in El Salvador
# 54
Monaco :
15
1985
Industry in Monaco
# 55
Panama :
14
1985
Industry in Panama
# 56
Tunisia :
14
1985
Industry in Tunisia
# 57
Honduras :
12
1985
Industry in Honduras
# 58
Nigeria :
10
1985
Industry in Nigeria
# 59
Malaysia :
8
1985
Industry in Malaysia
# 60
Paraguay :
7
1985
Industry in Paraguay
# 61
Haiti :
6
1985
Industry in Haiti
# 62
Bolivia :
5
1985
Industry in Bolivia
# 63
Mauritius :
4
1985
Industry in Mauritius
# 64
Singapore :
4
1985
Industry in Singapore
# 65
Bahamas, The :
3
1985
Industry in Bahamas, The
# 66
Nicaragua :
2
1985
Industry in Nicaragua
# 67
Bulgaria :
2
1985
Industry in Bulgaria
# 68
Guyana :
1
1985
Industry in Guyana
Total :
463,753
Weighted average:
6,819.9
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, residents (1985) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ind_pat_app_res-industry-patent-applications-residents&date=1985
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