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DEFINITION:
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 194,579 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Russia | 27,712 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | South Africa | 5,549 | 1995 | ||
| 4 | India | 5,314 | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 3,810 | 2006 | ||
| 6 | Ukraine | 2,825 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Poland | 2,488 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Turkey | 2,221 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Romania | 995 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Argentina | 899 | 1999 | ||
| 11 | Malaysia | 818 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Thailand | 802 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Mexico | 685 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Hungary | 683 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Chile | 291 | 2006 | ||
| 16 | Indonesia | 282 | 2006 | ||
| 17 | Bulgaria | 249 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Philippines | 216 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Colombia | 121 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Latvia | 114 | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Pakistan | 91 | 2006 | ||
| 22 | Lithuania | 87 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Estonia | 62 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Venezuela | 56 | 2000 | ||
| 25 | Peru | 31 | 2008 |
