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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 (1991) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
335,564
1991
Industry in Japan
# 2
United States :
87,955
1991
Industry in United States
# 3
Germany :
32,256
1991
Industry in Germany
# 4
United Kingdom :
19,230
1991
Industry in United Kingdom
# 5
Korea, South :
13,253
1991
Industry in Korea, South
# 6
France :
12,597
1991
Industry in France
# 7
Australia :
7,513
1991
Industry in Australia
# 8
China :
7,372
1991
Industry in China
# 9
South Africa :
5,511
1991
Industry in South Africa
# 10
Poland :
3,389
1991
Industry in Poland
# 11
Sweden :
3,154
1991
Industry in Sweden
# 12
Switzerland :
2,949
1991
Industry in Switzerland
# 13
Brazil :
2,319
1991
Industry in Brazil
# 14
Hungary :
2,210
1991
Industry in Hungary
# 15
Canada :
2,182
1991
Industry in Canada
# 16
Spain :
2,156
1991
Industry in Spain
# 17
Finland :
2,123
1991
Industry in Finland
# 18
Austria :
2,076
1991
Industry in Austria
# 19
Romania :
2,015
1991
Industry in Romania
# 20
Netherlands :
1,605
1991
Industry in Netherlands
# 21
India :
1,267
1991
Industry in India
# 22
Israel :
1,087
1991
Industry in Israel
# 23
Denmark :
1,061
1991
Industry in Denmark
# 24
Serbia and Montenegro :
1,042
1991
Industry in Serbia and Montenegro
# 25
New Zealand :
983
1991
Industry in New Zealand
# 26
Norway :
924
1991
Industry in Norway
# 27
Russia :
906
1991
Industry in Russia
# 28
Ireland :
786
1991
Industry in Ireland
# 29
Belgium :
625
1991
Industry in Belgium
# 30
Mexico :
564
1991
Industry in Mexico
# 31
Bulgaria :
422
1991
Industry in Bulgaria
# 32
Egypt :
308
1991
Industry in Egypt
# 33
Iran :
262
1991
Industry in Iran
# 34
Venezuela :
233
1991
Industry in Venezuela
# 35
Chile :
151
1991
Industry in Chile
# 36
Turkey :
148
1991
Industry in Turkey
# 37
Philippines :
147
1991
Industry in Philippines
# 38
Malaysia :
106
1991
Industry in Malaysia
# 39
Portugal :
102
1991
Industry in Portugal
# 40
Colombia :
85
1991
Industry in Colombia
# 41
Thailand :
80
1991
Industry in Thailand
# 42
Zimbabwe :
60
1991
Industry in Zimbabwe
# 43
Morocco :
55
1991
Industry in Morocco
# 44
Indonesia :
54
1991
Industry in Indonesia
# 45
Luxembourg :
52
1991
Industry in Luxembourg
# 46
Vietnam :
37
1991
Industry in Vietnam
# 47
Bangladesh :
36
1991
Industry in Bangladesh
# 48
Iceland :
34
1991
Industry in Iceland
# 49
Uruguay :
34
1991
Industry in Uruguay
# 50
Sri Lanka :
33
1991
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 51
Peru :
31
1991
Industry in Peru
# 52
Lithuania :
29
1991
Industry in Lithuania
# 53
Mongolia :
28
1991
Industry in Mongolia
# 54
Saudi Arabia :
27
1991
Industry in Saudi Arabia
# 55
Libya :
25
1991
Industry in Libya
# 56
Tunisia :
25
1991
Industry in Tunisia
# 57
Pakistan :
22
1991
Industry in Pakistan
# 58
Panama :
19
1991
Industry in Panama
# 59
Hong Kong :
16
1991
Industry in Hong Kong
# 60
Guatemala :
14
1991
Industry in Guatemala
# 61
Ecuador :
13
1991
Industry in Ecuador
# 62
Monaco :
12
1991
Industry in Monaco
# 63
El Salvador :
10
1991
Industry in El Salvador
# 64
Kenya :
8
1991
Industry in Kenya
# 65
Malta :
6
1991
Industry in Malta
# 66
Liberia :
6
1991
Industry in Liberia
# 67
Jamaica :
4
1991
Industry in Jamaica
# 68
Namibia :
3
1991
Industry in Namibia
# 69
Haiti :
3
1991
Industry in Haiti
# 70
Mauritius :
2
1991
Industry in Mauritius
# 71
Bahamas, The :
1
1991
Industry in Bahamas, The
# 72
Zambia :
1
1991
Industry in Zambia
# 73
Malawi :
1
1991
Industry in Malawi
Total :
559,419
Weighted average:
7,663.3
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, residents (1991) by country", World Development Indicators database. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/ind_pat_app_res-industry-patent-applications-residents&date=1991
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