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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia | 292.72 per 1 million people | 1997 | ||
| 2 | Hungary | 189.87 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Chile | 186.81 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 4 | South Africa | 140.62 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 5 | Poland | 140.35 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Mexico | 124.13 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | 99.45 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Venezuela | 94.28 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 9 | Brazil | 80.47 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Estonia | 71.91 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Thailand | 68.56 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Russia | 50.37 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 13 | China | 49.99 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Ukraine | 35.66 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Philippines | 31.11 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Peru | 28.48 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Latvia | 19.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Bulgaria | 17.09 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Indonesia | 15.81 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Lithuania | 13.1 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 21 | India | 9.88 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Romania | 7.52 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Pakistan | 7.11 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Turkey | 5.42 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Colombia | 4.6 per 1 million people | 2002 |
