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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 (1992) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
337,498
1992
Industry in Japan
# 2
United States :
92,425
1992
Industry in United States
# 3
Russia :
39,494
1992
Industry in Russia
# 4
Germany :
33,919
1992
Industry in Germany
# 5
United Kingdom :
18,848
1992
Industry in United Kingdom
# 6
Korea, South :
15,951
1992
Industry in Korea, South
# 7
France :
12,539
1992
Industry in France
# 8
China :
10,022
1992
Industry in China
# 9
Australia :
7,596
1992
Industry in Australia
# 10
Italy :
7,568
1992
Industry in Italy
# 11
South Africa :
5,498
1992
Industry in South Africa
# 12
Sweden :
3,291
1992
Industry in Sweden
# 13
Switzerland :
3,068
1992
Industry in Switzerland
# 14
Poland :
2,891
1992
Industry in Poland
# 15
Canada :
2,807
1992
Industry in Canada
# 16
Austria :
2,117
1992
Industry in Austria
# 17
Brazil :
2,100
1992
Industry in Brazil
# 18
Spain :
2,076
1992
Industry in Spain
# 19
Finland :
2,052
1992
Industry in Finland
# 20
Netherlands :
1,753
1992
Industry in Netherlands
# 21
Hungary :
1,497
1992
Industry in Hungary
# 22
Romania :
1,457
1992
Industry in Romania
# 23
Israel :
1,400
1992
Industry in Israel
# 24
India :
1,248
1992
Industry in India
# 25
Denmark :
1,204
1992
Industry in Denmark
# 26
New Zealand :
1,031
1992
Industry in New Zealand
# 27
Norway :
940
1992
Industry in Norway
# 28
Ireland :
752
1992
Industry in Ireland
# 29
Belgium :
675
1992
Industry in Belgium
# 30
Mexico :
565
1992
Industry in Mexico
# 31
Croatia :
479
1992
Industry in Croatia
# 32
Kazakhstan :
433
1992
Industry in Kazakhstan
# 33
Georgia :
365
1992
Industry in Georgia
# 34
Greece :
359
1992
Industry in Greece
# 35
Bulgaria :
329
1992
Industry in Bulgaria
# 36
Ukraine :
309
1992
Industry in Ukraine
# 37
Egypt :
301
1992
Industry in Egypt
# 38
Latvia :
251
1992
Industry in Latvia
# 39
Iran :
225
1992
Industry in Iran
# 40
Venezuela :
202
1992
Industry in Venezuela
# 41
Turkey :
189
1992
Industry in Turkey
# 42
Slovenia :
188
1992
Industry in Slovenia
# 43
Chile :
178
1992
Industry in Chile
# 44
Malaysia :
151
1992
Industry in Malaysia
# 45
Iraq :
149
1992
Industry in Iraq
# 46
Lithuania :
134
1992
Industry in Lithuania
# 47
Colombia :
120
1992
Industry in Colombia
# 48
Indonesia :
80
1992
Industry in Indonesia
# 49
Bangladesh :
72
1992
Industry in Bangladesh
# 50
Portugal :
69
1992
Industry in Portugal
# 51
Thailand :
68
1992
Industry in Thailand
# 52
Zimbabwe :
42
1992
Industry in Zimbabwe
# 53
Uruguay :
39
1992
Industry in Uruguay
# 54
Sri Lanka :
36
1992
Industry in Sri Lanka
# 55
Vietnam :
34
1992
Industry in Vietnam
# 56
Iceland :
28
1992
Industry in Iceland
# 57
Mongolia :
26
1992
Industry in Mongolia
# 58
Ecuador :
23
1992
Industry in Ecuador
# 59
Peru :
21
1992
Industry in Peru
# 60
Saudi Arabia :
21
1992
Industry in Saudi Arabia
# 61
Paraguay :
20
1992
Industry in Paraguay
# 62
Panama :
18
1992
Industry in Panama
# 63
Pakistan :
17
1992
Industry in Pakistan
# 64
Trinidad and Tobago :
13
1992
Industry in Trinidad and Tobago
# 65
El Salvador :
11
1992
Industry in El Salvador
# 66
Hong Kong :
11
1992
Industry in Hong Kong
# 67
Monaco :
9
1992
Industry in Monaco
# 68
Zambia :
7
1992
Industry in Zambia
# 69
Guatemala :
7
1992
Industry in Guatemala
# 70
Jamaica :
6
1992
Industry in Jamaica
# 71
Angola :
4
1992
Industry in Angola
# 72
Malta :
3
1992
Industry in Malta
# 73
Nicaragua :
3
1992
Industry in Nicaragua
# 74
Bahamas, The :
2
1992
Industry in Bahamas, The
# 75
Malawi :
2
1992
Industry in Malawi
# 76
Cuba :
1
1992
Industry in Cuba
# 77
Nepal :
1
1992
Industry in Nepal
Total :
619,338
Weighted average:
8,043.4
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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