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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.".
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1 JapanJapan 330,110 2008
2 United StatesUnited States 231,588 2008
3 ChinaChina 194,579 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 107,877.5 2008
4 European UnionEuropean Union 100,797 2008
5 GermanyGermany 49,240 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 41,041.17 2005
6 RussiaRussia 27,712 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 26,797.8 2008
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 16,523 2008
8 FranceFrance 14,743 2008
9 ItalyItaly 9,255 2007
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 8,147.14 2006
10 South AfricaSouth Africa 5,549 1995
11 IndiaIndia 5,314 2006
12 CanadaCanada 5,061 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4,839.12 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4,495.91 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4,045.08 2008
13 BrazilBrazil 3,810 2006
14 SpainSpain 3,632 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2,939.5 2006
15 UkraineUkraine 2,825 2008
16 AustraliaAustralia 2,718 2007
17 SwedenSweden 2,527 2007
18 PolandPoland 2,488 2008
19 NetherlandsNetherlands 2,421 2008
20 AustriaAustria 2,298 2008
21 TurkeyTurkey 2,221 2008
22 FinlandFinland 1,799 2008
23 DenmarkDenmark 1,634 2008
24 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,594 2008
25 IsraelIsrael 1,528 2008
26 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,256 2008
27 NorwayNorway 1,223 2007
28 BelarusBelarus 1,188 2006
29 RomaniaRomania 995 2008
30 IrelandIreland 931 2008
31 ArgentinaArgentina 899 1999
32 MalaysiaMalaysia 818 2008
33 GreeceGreece 803 2008
34 ThailandThailand 802 2008
35 SingaporeSingapore 793 2008
36 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 712 2008
37 MexicoMexico 685 2008
38 HungaryHungary 683 2008
39 BelgiumBelgium 575 2008
40 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 386 2008
41 PortugalPortugal 381 2008
42 CroatiaCroatia 330 2008
43 SloveniaSlovenia 301 2008
44 ChileChile 291 2006
45 IndonesiaIndonesia 282 2006
46 MoldovaMoldova 273 2008
47 UzbekistanUzbekistan 262 2008
48 BulgariaBulgaria 249 2008
49 ArmeniaArmenia 226 2008
50 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 222 2008
51 GeorgiaGeorgia 221 2008
52 PhilippinesPhilippines 216 2008
53 Sri LankaSri Lanka 201 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 184.29 1983
54 VietnamVietnam 180 2005
55 MoroccoMorocco 177 2008
56 SlovakiaSlovakia 167 2008
57 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 135 2008
58 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 128 2007
59 SyriaSyria 124 2006
60 ColombiaColombia 121 2007
61 LatviaLatvia 114 2006
62 MongoliaMongolia 103 2006
63 PakistanPakistan 91 2006
64 LithuaniaLithuania 87 2008
65 AlgeriaAlgeria 84 2007
66 CubaCuba 69 2008
67 IraqIraq 68 1996
68 EstoniaEstonia 62 2008
=69 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 59 2008
=69 JordanJordan 59 2007
=71 TunisiaTunisia 56 2005
=71 VenezuelaVenezuela 56 2000
73 IcelandIceland 50 2008
74 LuxembourgLuxembourg 48 2008
75 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 44 1999
76 KenyaKenya 38 2006
77 UruguayUruguay 33 2008
78 LebanonLebanon 32 1974
79 PeruPeru 31 2008
80 ParaguayParaguay 30 1993
=81 BangladeshBangladesh 29 2007
=81 Costa RicaCosta Rica 29 1993
83 ZimbabweZimbabwe 28 1996
84 TajikistanTajikistan 26 2006
85 JamaicaJamaica 21 2006
86 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 19 1988
87 MozambiqueMozambique 18 2007
88 BoliviaBolivia 17 1995
=89 MadagascarMadagascar 14 2008
=89 MaltaMalta 14 2008
=89 NicaraguaNicaragua 14 2000
=89 LiberiaLiberia 14 1993
=89 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14 1986
94 NamibiaNamibia 13 1993
=95 EthiopiaEthiopia 12 2007
=95 LibyaLibya 12 1996
=95 NigeriaNigeria 12 1990
=98 CyprusCyprus 11 2008
=98 KazakhstanKazakhstan 11 2008
=98 EcuadorEcuador 11 2005
101 GuyanaGuyana 9 1986
102 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 8 1984
=103 MonacoMonaco 7 2008
=103 HondurasHonduras 7 2002
=103 PanamaPanama 7 2000
=106 UgandaUganda 6 2007
=106 ZambiaZambia 6 2001
108 GuatemalaGuatemala 5 2008
109 KuwaitKuwait 4 1974
=110 SudanSudan 3 2007
=110 MalawiMalawi 3 2000
=110 MauritiusMauritius 3 1998
=110 NepalNepal 3 1995
=110 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3 1995
=110 BarbadosBarbados 3 1984
=116 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2 2002
=116 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2 1992
=116 SamoaSamoa 2 1981
=116 FijiFiji 2 1980
=116 CambodiaCambodia 2 1973
=121 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1 2008
=121 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 1 2005
=121 ArubaAruba 1 2002
=121 HaitiHaiti 1 1999
=121 BurundiBurundi 1 1996
=121 LesothoLesotho 1 1996
=121 RwandaRwanda 1 1988
=121 SomaliaSomalia 1 1984
=121 TanzaniaTanzania 1 1983
=121 MaliMali 1 1981
=121 BahrainBahrain 1 1981
=121 LaosLaos 1 1973
=121 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1 1967
=134 BelizeBelize 0.0 2008
=134 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2007

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