Former Soviet republics Compared by Industry > Patent applications > Residents > Per capita
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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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Russia | 159.5 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
2 | Kazakhstan | 113.76 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
3 | Belarus | 108.4 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
4 | Ukraine | 86.13 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
5 | Moldova | 75.67 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
6 | Georgia | 54.89 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
7 | Armenia | 49.72 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
8 | Latvia | 46.26 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
9 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.53 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
10 | Azerbaijan | 21.25 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
11 | Lithuania | 20.08 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
12 | Estonia | 20.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
13 | Uzbekistan | 10.55 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
14 | Turkmenistan | 9.9 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
15 | Tajikistan | 4.95 per 1 million people | 2004 |