Non-religious countries Compared by Industry > Patent applications > Residents
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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 |
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1 | Japan | 362,342 | 2004 | ||
2 | China | 65,586 | 2004 | ||
3 | France | 14,230 | 2004 | ||
4 | Australia | 8,555 | 2004 | ||
5 | Canada | 3,929 | 2003 | ||
6 | Sweden | 2,752 | 2004 | ||
7 | Netherlands | 2,187 | 2004 | ||
8 | Austria | 1,965 | 2004 | ||
9 | Czech Republic | 619 | 2004 | ||
10 | Turkey | 465 | 2003 | ||
11 | Azerbaijan | 165 | 1996 | ||
12 | Hong Kong | 127 | 2004 | ||
13 | Vietnam | 34 | 2000 |