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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 64,798 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Brazil | 14,800 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Mexico | 12,667 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | India | 10,671 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Russia | 7,246 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Malaysia | 6,272 | 1997 | ||
| 7 | South Africa | 5,501 | 1995 | ||
| 8 | Poland | 5,359 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Thailand | 4,329 | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Argentina | 3,816 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Indonesia | 3,441 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Chile | 2,879 | 2000 | ||
| 13 | Philippines | 2,539 | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Venezuela | 2,292 | 2000 | ||
| 15 | Hungary | 1,919 | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Ukraine | 1,692 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Pakistan | 1,081 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Peru | 785 | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Turkey | 383 | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Colombia | 198 | 2002 | ||
| 21 | Romania | 163 | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Bulgaria | 133 | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Estonia | 97 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Lithuania | 45 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Latvia | 44 | 2004 |
