Eastern Europe Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents
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DEFINITION:
Patent applications, nonresidents. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or 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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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 14,919 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Ukraine | 2,604 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Georgia | 260 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Poland | 244 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Belarus | 146 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Czech Republic | 97 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Montenegro | 83 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Serbia | 49 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Romania | 39 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Hungary | 36 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Slovakia | 33 | 2011 | ||
| =12 | Croatia | 21 | 2011 | ||
| =12 | Bulgaria | 21 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Armenia | 19 | 2011 | ||
| =15 | Azerbaijan | 12 | 2011 | ||
| =15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 2011 | ||
| =17 | Moldova | 11 | 2011 | ||
| =17 | Slovenia | 11 | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Albania | 8 | 2011 |