High income OECD countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents
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DEFINITION:
Patent applications, nonresidents. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or 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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 255,832 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Japan | 55,030 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | South Korea | 40,890 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Canada | 30,357 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Australia | 23,143 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Germany | 12,458 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | United Kingdom | 6,916 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Israel | 5,526 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | New Zealand | 4,708 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Chile | 2,453 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | France | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 927 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Norway | 654 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Switzerland | 446 | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Sweden | 337 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Netherlands | 310 | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Austria | 276 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Poland | 244 | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Denmark | 197 | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Spain | 196 | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Belgium | 127 | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Finland | 124 | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Czech Republic | 97 | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Portugal | 75 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Ireland | 67 | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Luxembourg | 43 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Slovakia | 33 | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Iceland | 21 | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Greece | 16 | 2010 | ||
| 30 | Estonia | 15 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Slovenia | 11 | 2010 |
