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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 171,935 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | China | 64,798 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 60,739 | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 46,319.83 | 2003 | |||
| 4 | South Korea | 35,088 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Canada | 33,298 | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Australia | 21,651 | 2004 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 17,980.45 | 2003 | |||
| 7 | Brazil | 14,800 | 2004 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 13,704.56 | 2003 | |||
| 8 | Mexico | 12,667 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | United Kingdom | 11,138 | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Germany | 10,905 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | India | 10,671 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Hong Kong | 9,878 | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Norway | 9,320 | 2001 | ||
| 14 | Israel | 8,929 | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Singapore | 8,076 | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Russia | 7,246 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Malaysia | 6,272 | 1997 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 6,002.9 | 2000 | |||
| 18 | South Africa | 5,501 | 1995 | ||
| 19 | Poland | 5,359 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | New Zealand | 4,952 | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Thailand | 4,329 | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Argentina | 3,816 | 2004 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 3,469.79 | 2003 | |||
| 23 | Indonesia | 3,441 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | France | 3,060 | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Chile | 2,879 | 2000 | ||
| 26 | Philippines | 2,539 | 2004 | ||
| 27 | Venezuela | 2,292 | 2000 | ||
| 28 | Hungary | 1,919 | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Ukraine | 1,692 | 2004 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 1,504.64 | 2004 | |||
| 30 | Italy | 1,396 | 2000 | ||
| 31 | Vietnam | 1,210 | 2000 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 1,115.67 | 2004 | |||
| 32 | Pakistan | 1,081 | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 1,055.83 | 2003 | |||
| 33 | Croatia | 841 | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Peru | 785 | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Czech Republic | 633 | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Netherlands | 556 | 2004 | ||
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 552 | 2002 | ||
| 38 | Austria | 549 | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Egypt | 537 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Iceland | 529 | 2004 | ||
| 41 | Uruguay | 514 | 2004 | ||
| 42 | Ecuador | 489 | 2004 | ||
| 43 | Sweden | 478 | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Malta | 471 | 2004 | ||
| 45 | Switzerland | 466 | 2002 | ||
| 46 | Morocco | 401 | 1998 | ||
| 47 | Turkey | 383 | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Belarus | 382 | 2004 | ||
| 49 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 349 | 2004 | ||
| 50 | Algeria | 334 | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Spain | 320 | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Malawi | 313 | 2001 | ||
| 53 | Guatemala | 260 | 2001 | ||
| 54 | Nigeria | 246 | 1990 | ||
| 55 | Slovakia | 239 | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Finland | 216 | 2004 | ||
| 57 | Georgia | 210 | 2004 | ||
| =58 | Uzbekistan | 205 | 2004 | ||
| =58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 205 | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Colombia | 198 | 2002 | ||
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 189 | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Belgium | 188 | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Paraguay | 173 | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Denmark | 172 | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Romania | 163 | 2004 | ||
| 66 | Honduras | 161 | 2002 | ||
| 67 | Bangladesh | 156 | 1995 | ||
| 68 | Panama | 153 | 2000 | ||
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 135 | 1986 | ||
| 70 | Bulgaria | 133 | 2004 | ||
| =71 | Nicaragua | 129 | 2000 | ||
| =71 | Iran | 129 | 1995 | ||
| 73 | Tunisia | 128 | 1996 | ||
| 74 | Cuba | 127 | 1999 | ||
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 122 | 1996 | ||
| 76 | Namibia | 120 | 1993 | ||
| 77 | Bolivia | 106 | 1995 | ||
| 78 | Kazakhstan | 102 | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Estonia | 97 | 2004 | ||
| 80 | Costa Rica | 91 | 1993 | ||
| 81 | Brunei | 88 | 1993 | ||
| 82 | Mongolia | 86 | 2004 | ||
| 83 | Cyprus | 85 | 2004 | ||
| 84 | Barbados | 68 | 1999 | ||
| 85 | Portugal | 66 | 2004 | ||
| 86 | El Salvador | 64 | 1995 | ||
| 87 | Jordan | 61 | 1989 | ||
| 88 | Ireland | 58 | 2004 | ||
| 89 | Jamaica | 54 | 2002 | ||
| 90 | Swaziland | 47 | 1992 | ||
| 91 | Lithuania | 45 | 2004 | ||
| 92 | Latvia | 44 | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Slovenia | 42 | 2004 | ||
| 94 | Ghana | 39 | 1994 | ||
| 95 | Bahrain | 31 | 1992 | ||
| 96 | Kenya | 30 | 1999 | ||
| 97 | The Bahamas | 29 | 1992 | ||
| 98 | Greece | 27 | 2004 | ||
| 99 | Sudan | 26 | 1992 | ||
| 100 | Zambia | 25 | 2001 | ||
| =101 | Libya | 23 | 1996 | ||
| =101 | Tanzania | 23 | 1989 | ||
| =103 | Macau | 22 | 2004 | ||
| =103 | Madagascar | 22 | 2004 | ||
| 105 | Liberia | 21 | 1993 | ||
| 106 | Iraq | 18 | 1996 | ||
| =107 | Azerbaijan | 17 | 1996 | ||
| =107 | Fiji | 17 | 1986 | ||
| =109 | Mauritius | 12 | 1998 | ||
| =109 | Syria | 12 | 1995 | ||
| 111 | Uganda | 11 | 1992 | ||
| 112 | Moldova | 9 | 2004 | ||
| =113 | Luxembourg | 8 | 2003 | ||
| =113 | North Korea | 8 | 1992 | ||
| =115 | Saint Lucia | 7 | 2001 | ||
| =115 | Belize | 7 | 1989 | ||
| =115 | Somalia | 7 | 1985 | ||
| =118 | Armenia | 6 | 2004 | ||
| =118 | Seychelles | 6 | 1996 | ||
| =118 | Guyana | 6 | 1990 | ||
| =121 | Turkmenistan | 5 | 1999 | ||
| =121 | Haiti | 5 | 1999 | ||
| =121 | Sierra Leone | 5 | 1995 | ||
| =121 | Nepal | 5 | 1995 | ||
| =125 | Ethiopia | 4 | 2000 | ||
| =125 | Rwanda | 4 | 1999 | ||
| =125 | Burundi | 4 | 1996 | ||
| =128 | Samoa | 2 | 2004 | ||
| =128 | Tajikistan | 2 | 2004 | ||
| =128 | Monaco | 2 | 2004 | ||
| =128 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2000 | ||
| =128 | Kiribati | 2 | 1999 | ||
| =128 | Dominica | 2 | 1995 | ||
| =128 | Lesotho | 2 | 1995 | ||
| =128 | Angola | 2 | 1992 | ||
| =128 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 1989 | ||
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2003 |
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Interesting observations about Industry > Patent applications > Nonresidents
- United States has had the highest patent applications > nonresidents since 1985.
- United Kingdom ranked first for patent applications > nonresidents amongst European Union in 2004.
- China ranked first for patent applications > nonresidents amongst Emerging markets in 2004.
- Germany ranked second for patent applications > nonresidents amongst Europe in 2004.
- Canada ranked first for patent applications > nonresidents amongst NATO countries in 2003.
- Russia ranked first for patent applications > nonresidents amongst Eastern Europe in 2004.
- Japan ranked second for patent applications > nonresidents amongst High income OECD countries in 2004.
- France ranked second for patent applications > nonresidents amongst Eurozone in 2004.
- Italy ranked last for patent applications > nonresidents amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2000.
- Brazil ranked first for patent applications > nonresidents amongst Catholic countries in 2004.