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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 (2004) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Japan :
362,342
2004
Industry in Japan
# 2
United States :
185,008
2004
Industry in United States
# 3
Korea, South :
105,027
2004
Industry in Korea, South
# 4
China :
65,586
2004
Industry in China
# 5
Germany :
48,329
2004
Industry in Germany
# 6
Russia :
22,944
2004
Industry in Russia
# 7
United Kingdom :
18,816
2004
Industry in United Kingdom
# 8
France :
14,230
2004
Industry in France
# 9
Australia :
8,555
2004
Industry in Australia
# 10
India :
6,795
2004
Industry in India
# 11
Ukraine :
4,086
2004
Industry in Ukraine
# 12
Brazil :
3,892
2004
Industry in Brazil
# 13
Spain :
2,864
2004
Industry in Spain
# 14
Sweden :
2,752
2004
Industry in Sweden
# 15
Poland :
2,381
2004
Industry in Poland
# 16
Netherlands :
2,187
2004
Industry in Netherlands
# 17
Finland :
2,004
2004
Industry in Finland
# 18
Austria :
1,965
2004
Industry in Austria
# 19
Denmark :
1,843
2004
Industry in Denmark
# 20
New Zealand :
1,579
2004
Industry in New Zealand
# 21
Belarus :
1,065
2004
Industry in Belarus
# 22
Romania :
937
2004
Industry in Romania
# 23
Ireland :
787
2004
Industry in Ireland
# 24
Argentina :
786
2004
Industry in Argentina
# 25
Hungary :
738
2004
Industry in Hungary
# 26
Czech Republic :
619
2004
Industry in Czech Republic
# 27
Mexico :
531
2004
Industry in Mexico
# 28
Singapore :
509
2004
Industry in Singapore
# 29
Greece :
487
2004
Industry in Greece
# 30
Croatia :
383
2004
Industry in Croatia
# 31
Slovenia :
327
2004
Industry in Slovenia
# 32
Moldova :
297
2004
Industry in Moldova
# 33
Uzbekistan :
273
2004
Industry in Uzbekistan
# 34
Bulgaria :
263
2004
Industry in Bulgaria
# 35
Georgia :
248
2004
Industry in Georgia
# 36
Indonesia :
226
2004
Industry in Indonesia
# 37
Slovakia :
214
2004
Industry in Slovakia
# 38
Philippines :
157
2004
Industry in Philippines
# 39
Egypt :
157
2004
Industry in Egypt
# 40
Mongolia :
143
2004
Industry in Mongolia
# 41
Hong Kong :
127
2004
Industry in Hong Kong
# 42
Portugal :
121
2004
Industry in Portugal
# 43
Latvia :
107
2004
Industry in Latvia
# 44
Lithuania :
69
2004
Industry in Lithuania
# 45
Algeria :
58
2004
Industry in Algeria
# 46
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
47
2004
Industry in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 47
Peru :
38
2004
Industry in Peru
# 48
Macedonia, Republic of :
37
2004
Industry in Macedonia, Republic of
# 49
Uruguay :
37
2004
Industry in Uruguay
# 50
Tajikistan :
32
2004
Industry in Tajikistan
# 51
Estonia :
27
2004
Industry in Estonia
# 52
Madagascar :
16
2004
Industry in Madagascar
# 53
Cyprus :
9
2004
Industry in Cyprus
# 54
Monaco :
7
2004
Industry in Monaco
Total :
873,064
Weighted average:
16,167.9
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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