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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 | 65,586 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | Russia | 22,944 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | India | 6,795 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | South Africa | 5,549 | 1995 | ||
| 5 | Ukraine | 4,086 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Brazil | 3,892 | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Poland | 2,381 | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Romania | 937 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Argentina | 786 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Hungary | 738 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Thailand | 681 | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Mexico | 531 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Turkey | 465 | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Bulgaria | 263 | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Chile | 241 | 2000 | ||
| 16 | Indonesia | 226 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Malaysia | 179 | 1997 | ||
| 18 | Philippines | 157 | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Latvia | 107 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Lithuania | 69 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Pakistan | 58 | 2001 | ||
| 22 | Venezuela | 56 | 2000 | ||
| 23 | Colombia | 52 | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Peru | 38 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Estonia | 27 | 2004 |
