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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 | Germany | 48,329 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | United Kingdom | 18,816 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | France | 14,230 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Italy | 7,877 | 2000 | ||
| 5 | Spain | 2,864 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 2,752 | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Poland | 2,381 | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Netherlands | 2,187 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Finland | 2,004 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Austria | 1,965 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Denmark | 1,843 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Romania | 937 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Ireland | 787 | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Hungary | 738 | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Czech Republic | 619 | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Belgium | 519 | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Greece | 487 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Croatia | 383 | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Slovenia | 327 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Bulgaria | 263 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Slovakia | 214 | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Portugal | 121 | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Latvia | 107 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Lithuania | 69 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Estonia | 27 | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Malta | 22 | 2002 | ||
| 27 | Luxembourg | 16 | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 9 | 2004 |
