NATO 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 | Canada | 30,357 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Germany | 12,458 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | United Kingdom | 6,916 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | France | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Italy | 927 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Norway | 654 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Netherlands | 310 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Poland | 244 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Turkey | 228 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Denmark | 197 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Spain | 196 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Belgium | 127 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Czech Republic | 97 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Portugal | 75 | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Luxembourg | 43 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Romania | 39 | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Hungary | 36 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Slovakia | 33 | 2011 | ||
| =19 | Iceland | 21 | 2011 | ||
| =19 | Croatia | 21 | 2011 | ||
| =19 | Bulgaria | 21 | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Greece | 16 | 2010 | ||
| =23 | Lithuania | 15 | 2011 | ||
| =23 | Estonia | 15 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Slovenia | 11 | 2010 | ||
| 26 | Latvia | 10 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Albania | 8 | 2011 |
