Non-religious countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents
- Home
- Country Info
- Stats
- Economy
- Innovation
- Patent applications, nonresidents
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.
CONTENTS
Loading...
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 110,583 | 2011 | ||
2 | Japan | 55,030 | 2011 | ||
3 | Canada | 30,357 | 2011 | ||
4 | Australia | 23,143 | 2011 | ||
5 | Hong Kong | 13,312 | 2011 | ||
6 | Vietnam | 3,260 | 2011 | ||
7 | France | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
8 | Sweden | 337 | 2011 | ||
9 | Netherlands | 310 | 2011 | ||
10 | Austria | 276 | 2011 | ||
11 | Turkey | 228 | 2011 | ||
12 | Czech Republic | 97 | 2011 | ||
13 | Azerbaijan | 12 | 2011 |