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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 |
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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 |