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Patent applications, residents. 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 | China | 415,829 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Japan | 287,580 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | United States | 247,750 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | South Korea | 138,034 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | European Union | 108,762 | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 89,408.86 | 2011 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 56,714.31 | 2011 | |||
| 6 | Germany | 46,986 | 2011 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 27,323.41 | 2011 | |||
| 7 | Russia | 26,495 | 2011 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 20,408.3 | 2011 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 17,978.54 | 2010 | |||
| 8 | United Kingdom | 15,343 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | France | 14,655 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | India | 8,841 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Italy | 8,794 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | North Korea | 8,018 | 2010 | ||
| 13 | Iran | 5,970 | 2006 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 5,500.53 | 2011 | |||
| 14 | Canada | 4,754 | 2011 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 4,490.6 | 2011 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 4,350.48 | 2011 | |||
| 15 | Turkey | 3,885 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Poland | 3,879 | 2011 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 3,502.93 | 2011 | |||
| 17 | Spain | 3,430 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Brazil | 2,705 | 2010 | ||
| 19 | Ukraine | 2,649 | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Netherlands | 2,585 | 2011 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2,572.85 | 2011 | |||
| 21 | Australia | 2,383 | 2011 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2,173.78 | 2011 | |||
| 22 | Austria | 2,154 | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Sweden | 2,004 | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Belarus | 1,725 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Finland | 1,650 | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Switzerland | 1,597 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Denmark | 1,574 | 2011 | ||
| 28 | New Zealand | 1,501 | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Romania | 1,424 | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 1,415 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Israel | 1,360 | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Norway | 1,122 | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Malaysia | 1,076 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Mexico | 1,065 | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Singapore | 1,056 | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Thailand | 927 | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Argentina | 801 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Czech Republic | 783 | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Greece | 728 | 2010 | ||
| 40 | Hungary | 662 | 2011 | ||
| 41 | South Africa | 656 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Belgium | 636 | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Egypt | 618 | 2011 | ||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 602.57 | 2011 | |||
| 44 | Portugal | 571 | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Indonesia | 541 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Ireland | 494 | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Slovenia | 442 | 2010 | ||
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 347 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Chile | 339 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Vietnam | 300 | 2011 | ||
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 282 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Bulgaria | 262 | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Croatia | 230 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 225 | 2010 | ||
| 55 | Slovakia | 224 | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 193 | 2011 | ||
| 57 | Philippines | 186 | 2011 | ||
| 58 | Colombia | 183 | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Hong Kong | 181 | 2011 | ||
| 60 | Serbia | 180 | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Latvia | 173 | 2011 | ||
| 62 | Morocco | 169 | 2011 | ||
| 63 | Georgia | 138 | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Kyrgyzstan | 134 | 2010 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 131.71 | 1993 | |||
| 65 | Syria | 124 | 2006 | ||
| 66 | Armenia | 121 | 2011 | ||
| 67 | Mongolia | 110 | 2010 | ||
| 68 | Moldova | 97 | 2011 | ||
| 69 | Algeria | 94 | 2011 | ||
| 70 | Lithuania | 93 | 2011 | ||
| 71 | Pakistan | 92 | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Luxembourg | 85 | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Kenya | 77 | 2010 | ||
| 74 | Iraq | 68 | 1996 | ||
| =75 | Cuba | 62 | 2011 | ||
| =75 | Estonia | 62 | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Tunisia | 56 | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Iceland | 50 | 2011 | ||
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 44 | 1999 | ||
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Jordan | 40 | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Peru | 39 | 2011 | ||
| 83 | Republic of Macedonia | 37 | 2011 | ||
| 84 | Venezuela | 33 | 2011 | ||
| =85 | Bangladesh | 32 | 2011 | ||
| =85 | Lebanon | 32 | 1974 | ||
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 28 | 1996 | ||
| 88 | Panama | 21 | 2011 | ||
| =89 | Uruguay | 20 | 2011 | ||
| =89 | Jamaica | 20 | 2011 | ||
| =89 | Montenegro | 20 | 2011 | ||
| =89 | Yemen | 20 | 2010 | ||
| 93 | Republic of the Congo | 19 | 1988 | ||
| =94 | Paraguay | 18 | 2010 | ||
| =94 | Mozambique | 18 | 2007 | ||
| 96 | Bolivia | 17 | 1995 | ||
| =97 | Costa Rica | 14 | 2011 | ||
| =97 | Nicaragua | 14 | 2000 | ||
| =97 | Liberia | 14 | 1993 | ||
| =97 | Dominican Republic | 14 | 1986 | ||
| 101 | Namibia | 13 | 1993 | ||
| =102 | Ethiopia | 12 | 2007 | ||
| =102 | Libya | 12 | 1996 | ||
| =102 | Nigeria | 12 | 1990 | ||
| =105 | Malta | 9 | 2011 | ||
| =105 | Guyana | 9 | 1986 | ||
| 107 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8 | 1984 | ||
| =108 | Monaco | 6 | 2011 | ||
| =108 | Uganda | 6 | 2007 | ||
| =108 | Zambia | 6 | 2001 | ||
| =111 | Macau | 4 | 2011 | ||
| =111 | Guatemala | 4 | 2011 | ||
| =111 | Tajikistan | 4 | 2011 | ||
| =111 | Cyprus | 4 | 2010 | ||
| =111 | Ecuador | 4 | 2010 | ||
| =111 | Angola | 4 | 1992 | ||
| =111 | Kuwait | 4 | 1974 | ||
| =118 | Madagascar | 3 | 2011 | ||
| =118 | Albania | 3 | 2011 | ||
| =118 | Sudan | 3 | 2007 | ||
| =118 | Malawi | 3 | 2000 | ||
| =118 | El Salvador | 3 | 1995 | ||
| =118 | Nepal | 3 | 1995 | ||
| =124 | Honduras | 2 | 2011 | ||
| =124 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2010 | ||
| =124 | Mauritius | 2 | 2008 | ||
| =124 | The Bahamas | 2 | 1992 | ||
| =124 | Samoa | 2 | 1981 | ||
| =124 | Fiji | 2 | 1980 | ||
| =124 | Cambodia | 2 | 1973 | ||
| =131 | Bahrain | 1 | 2011 | ||
| =131 | Barbados | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =131 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =131 | Belize | 1 | 2006 | ||
| =131 | Aruba | 1 | 2002 | ||
| =131 | Haiti | 1 | 1999 | ||
| =131 | Lesotho | 1 | 1996 | ||
| =131 | Burundi | 1 | 1996 | ||
| =131 | Rwanda | 1 | 1988 | ||
| =131 | Somalia | 1 | 1984 | ||
| =131 | Tanzania | 1 | 1983 | ||
| =131 | Mali | 1 | 1981 | ||
| =131 | Laos | 1 | 1973 | ||
| =131 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 1967 |