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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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 159.5 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | South Africa | 141.85 | 1995 | ||
| 3 | Ukraine | 86.11 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Hungary | 73.02 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Poland | 62.36 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | China | 50.6 | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Latvia | 46.26 | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Romania | 43.21 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Bulgaria | 33.8 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Brazil | 21.15 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Argentina | 20.52 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Lithuania | 20.08 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Estonia | 20.01 | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Chile | 15.59 | 2000 | ||
| 15 | Thailand | 10.56 | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Malaysia | 8.21 | 1997 | ||
| 17 | Turkey | 7.05 | 2003 | ||
| 18 | India | 6.12 | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Mexico | 4.85 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Venezuela | 2.29 | 2000 | ||
| 21 | Philippines | 1.86 | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Peru | 1.39 | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Colombia | 1.26 | 2002 | ||
| 24 | Indonesia | 1.02 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Pakistan | 0.395 | 2001 |
