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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.
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
308,775
1988
Industry in Japan
# 2
United States :
75,192
1988
Industry in United States
# 3
Germany :
31,912
1988
Industry in Germany
# 4
United Kingdom :
20,536
1988
Industry in United Kingdom
# 5
France :
12,437
1988
Industry in France
# 6
Poland :
6,280
1988
Industry in Poland
# 7
Australia :
6,124
1988
Industry in Australia
# 8
Korea, South :
5,696
1988
Industry in Korea, South
# 9
Romania :
5,615
1988
Industry in Romania
# 10
South Africa :
4,829
1988
Industry in South Africa
# 11
Hungary :
3,262
1988
Industry in Hungary
# 12
Sweden :
3,260
1988
Industry in Sweden
# 13
Switzerland :
3,236
1988
Industry in Switzerland
# 14
Canada :
2,772
1988
Industry in Canada
# 15
Brazil :
2,338
1988
Industry in Brazil
# 16
Italy :
2,289
1988
Industry in Italy
# 17
Austria :
2,212
1988
Industry in Austria
# 18
Netherlands :
2,158
1988
Industry in Netherlands
# 19
Finland :
1,981
1988
Industry in Finland
# 20
Spain :
1,816
1988
Industry in Spain
# 21
Serbia and Montenegro :
1,449
1988
Industry in Serbia and Montenegro
# 22
Denmark :
1,197
1988
Industry in Denmark
# 23
India :
1,033
1988
Industry in India
# 24
Israel :
995
1988
Industry in Israel
# 25
Norway :
904
1988
Industry in Norway
# 26
New Zealand :
803
1988
Industry in New Zealand
# 27
Ireland :
727
1988
Industry in Ireland
# 28
Mexico :
652
1988
Industry in Mexico
# 29
Belgium :
636
1988
Industry in Belgium
# 30
Greece :
374
1988
Industry in Greece
# 31
Iraq :
272
1988
Industry in Iraq
# 32
Egypt :
190
1988
Industry in Egypt
# 33
Iran :
167
1988
Industry in Iran
# 34
Turkey :
153
1988
Industry in Turkey
# 35
Chile :
111
1988
Industry in Chile
# 36
Colombia :
85
1988
Industry in Colombia
# 37
Morocco :
83
1988
Industry in Morocco
# 38
Thailand :
79
1988
Industry in Thailand
# 39
Malaysia :
73
1988
Industry in Malaysia
# 40
Luxembourg :
68
1988
Industry in Luxembourg
# 41
Portugal :
54
1988
Industry in Portugal
# 42
Peru :
53
1988
Industry in Peru
# 43
Zimbabwe :
38
1988
Industry in Zimbabwe
# 44
Uruguay :
28
1988
Industry in Uruguay
# 45
Sri Lanka :
26
1988
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 46
Bangladesh :
24
1988
Industry in Bangladesh
# 47
Ecuador :
24
1988
Industry in Ecuador
# 48
Vietnam :
20
1988
Industry in Vietnam
# 49
Iceland :
16
1988
Industry in Iceland
# 50
Monaco :
16
1988
Industry in Monaco
# 51
Guatemala :
16
1988
Industry in Guatemala
# 52
Hong Kong :
12
1988
Industry in Hong Kong
# 53
Costa Rica :
10
1988
Industry in Costa Rica
# 54
Panama :
9
1988
Industry in Panama
# 55
Zambia :
7
1988
Industry in Zambia
# 56
Bulgaria :
6
1988
Industry in Bulgaria
# 57
Bahamas, The :
4
1988
Industry in Bahamas, The
# 58
Mauritius :
3
1988
Industry in Mauritius
# 59
Malta :
3
1988
Industry in Malta
# 60
Kenya :
1
1988
Industry in Kenya
# 61
Rwanda :
1
1988
Industry in Rwanda
# 62
Malawi :
1
1988
Industry in Malawi
# 63
Haiti :
1
1988
Industry in Haiti
Total :
513,144
Weighted average:
8,145.1
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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"Patent applications, residents (1988) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ind_pat_app_res-industry-patent-applications-residents&date=1988
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