×

Economy > Patent applications > Nonresidents: Countries Compared

  1. Home
  2. Country Info
  3. Stats
  4. Economy
  5. Patent applications
  6. Nonresidents
DEFINITION: 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.".
SHOW ALL
LESS

CONTENTS

SHARE TWEET EMBED EXPORT
#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 210,062 2006
2 ChinaChina 80,155 2005
3 JapanJapan 72,661 2006
4 CanadaCanada 37,927 2006
5 European UnionEuropean Union 32,555 2004
6 BrazilBrazil 20,487 2006
7 MexicoMexico 14,976 2006
8 GermanyGermany 13,372 2006
9 RussiaRussia 9,858 2006
10 SingaporeSingapore 8,759 2006
11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 8,582 2006
12 IsraelIsrael 7,263 2006
13 New ZealandNew Zealand 5,248 2006
14 NorwayNorway 4,843 2005
15 IndonesiaIndonesia 4,069 2005
16 PhilippinesPhilippines 2,539 2004
17 UkraineUkraine 2,418 2006
18 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 1,282 2002
19 VietnamVietnam 1,210 2000
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 974.42 1997
20 AustriaAustria 745 2006
21 PolandPoland 655 2006
22 NetherlandsNetherlands 633 1996
23 AlgeriaAlgeria 608 2006
24 EcuadorEcuador 580 2005
25 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 551 2006
26 MoroccoMorocco 521 2005
27 SwedenSweden 420 2006
28 TurkeyTurkey 383 2003
29 BelarusBelarus 382 2004
30 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 375 2006
31 IcelandIceland 330 2006
32 SpainSpain 329 2006
33 GeorgiaGeorgia 299 2006
34 HungaryHungary 209 2006
35 FinlandFinland 205 2006
36 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 195 2006
=37 DenmarkDenmark 191 2006
=37 CubaCuba 191 2005
39 UzbekistanUzbekistan 186 2006
40 Sri LankaSri Lanka 180 1996
41 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 162 2006
42 CroatiaCroatia 122 2006
43 MongoliaMongolia 110 2006
44 KazakhstanKazakhstan 102 2003
45 SlovakiaSlovakia 90 2006
46 LuxembourgLuxembourg 64 2005
47 RomaniaRomania 62 2006
48 BulgariaBulgaria 48 2006
49 SloveniaSlovenia 42 2004
50 MadagascarMadagascar 40 2006
51 LatviaLatvia 38 2006
52 PortugalPortugal 36 2006
53 LithuaniaLithuania 35 2006
54 KenyaKenya 30 1999
55 MalawiMalawi 17 2000
56 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 16 1998
57 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 14 2001
=58 MoldovaMoldova 9 2006
=58 EstoniaEstonia 9 2006
=60 ArmeniaArmenia 2 2005
=60 TajikistanTajikistan 2 2004

Citation

SHARE TWEET EMBED

Economy > Patent applications > Nonresidents: Countries Compared Map

NationMaster
+
−

Interesting observations about Economy > Patent applications > Nonresidents

Follow us on Facebook to get interesting stats:

Adblocker detected! Please consider reading this notice.

We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading.

We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. We do not implement these annoying types of ads!

We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising.

Please add www.nationmaster.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software.

×