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Industry > Patent applications > Nonresidents: Countries Compared

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.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 171,935 2004
2 ChinaChina 64,798 2004
3 JapanJapan 60,739 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 46,319.83 2003
4 South KoreaSouth Korea 35,088 2004
5 CanadaCanada 33,298 2003
6 AustraliaAustralia 21,651 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 17,980.45 2003
7 BrazilBrazil 14,800 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 13,704.56 2003
8 MexicoMexico 12,667 2004
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 11,138 2004
10 GermanyGermany 10,905 2004
11 IndiaIndia 10,671 2004
12 Hong KongHong Kong 9,878 2004
13 NorwayNorway 9,320 2001
14 IsraelIsrael 8,929 2003
15 SingaporeSingapore 8,076 2004
16 RussiaRussia 7,246 2004
17 MalaysiaMalaysia 6,272 1997
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 6,002.9 2000
18 South AfricaSouth Africa 5,501 1995
19 PolandPoland 5,359 2004
20 New ZealandNew Zealand 4,952 2004
21 ThailandThailand 4,329 2003
22 ArgentinaArgentina 3,816 2004
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 3,469.79 2003
23 IndonesiaIndonesia 3,441 2004
24 FranceFrance 3,060 2004
25 ChileChile 2,879 2000
26 PhilippinesPhilippines 2,539 2004
27 VenezuelaVenezuela 2,292 2000
28 HungaryHungary 1,919 2004
29 UkraineUkraine 1,692 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 1,504.64 2004
30 ItalyItaly 1,396 2000
31 VietnamVietnam 1,210 2000
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1,115.67 2004
32 PakistanPakistan 1,081 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1,055.83 2003
33 CroatiaCroatia 841 2004
34 PeruPeru 785 2004
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 633 2004
36 NetherlandsNetherlands 556 2004
37 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 552 2002
38 AustriaAustria 549 2004
39 EgyptEgypt 537 2004
40 IcelandIceland 529 2004
41 UruguayUruguay 514 2004
42 EcuadorEcuador 489 2004
43 SwedenSweden 478 2004
44 MaltaMalta 471 2004
45 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 466 2002
46 MoroccoMorocco 401 1998
47 TurkeyTurkey 383 2003
48 BelarusBelarus 382 2004
49 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 349 2004
50 AlgeriaAlgeria 334 2004
51 SpainSpain 320 2004
52 MalawiMalawi 313 2001
53 GuatemalaGuatemala 260 2001
54 NigeriaNigeria 246 1990
55 SlovakiaSlovakia 239 2004
56 FinlandFinland 216 2004
57 GeorgiaGeorgia 210 2004
=58 UzbekistanUzbekistan 205 2004
=58 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 205 2003
60 ColombiaColombia 198 2002
61 Sri LankaSri Lanka 189 2003
62 BelgiumBelgium 188 2003
63 ParaguayParaguay 173 2003
64 DenmarkDenmark 172 2004
65 RomaniaRomania 163 2004
66 HondurasHonduras 161 2002
67 BangladeshBangladesh 156 1995
68 PanamaPanama 153 2000
69 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 135 1986
70 BulgariaBulgaria 133 2004
=71 NicaraguaNicaragua 129 2000
=71 IranIran 129 1995
73 TunisiaTunisia 128 1996
74 CubaCuba 127 1999
75 ZimbabweZimbabwe 122 1996
76 NamibiaNamibia 120 1993
77 BoliviaBolivia 106 1995
78 KazakhstanKazakhstan 102 2003
79 EstoniaEstonia 97 2004
80 Costa RicaCosta Rica 91 1993
81 BruneiBrunei 88 1993
82 MongoliaMongolia 86 2004
83 CyprusCyprus 85 2004
84 BarbadosBarbados 68 1999
85 PortugalPortugal 66 2004
86 El SalvadorEl Salvador 64 1995
87 JordanJordan 61 1989
88 IrelandIreland 58 2004
89 JamaicaJamaica 54 2002
90 SwazilandSwaziland 47 1992
91 LithuaniaLithuania 45 2004
92 LatviaLatvia 44 2004
93 SloveniaSlovenia 42 2004
94 GhanaGhana 39 1994
95 BahrainBahrain 31 1992
96 KenyaKenya 30 1999
97 The BahamasThe Bahamas 29 1992
98 GreeceGreece 27 2004
99 SudanSudan 26 1992
100 ZambiaZambia 25 2001
=101 LibyaLibya 23 1996
=101 TanzaniaTanzania 23 1989
=103 MacauMacau 22 2004
=103 MadagascarMadagascar 22 2004
105 LiberiaLiberia 21 1993
106 IraqIraq 18 1996
=107 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 17 1996
=107 FijiFiji 17 1986
=109 MauritiusMauritius 12 1998
=109 SyriaSyria 12 1995
111 UgandaUganda 11 1992
112 MoldovaMoldova 9 2004
=113 LuxembourgLuxembourg 8 2003
=113 North KoreaNorth Korea 8 1992
=115 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 7 2001
=115 BelizeBelize 7 1989
=115 SomaliaSomalia 7 1985
=118 ArmeniaArmenia 6 2004
=118 SeychellesSeychelles 6 1996
=118 GuyanaGuyana 6 1990
=121 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 5 1999
=121 HaitiHaiti 5 1999
=121 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 5 1995
=121 NepalNepal 5 1995
=125 EthiopiaEthiopia 4 2000
=125 RwandaRwanda 4 1999
=125 BurundiBurundi 4 1996
=128 SamoaSamoa 2 2004
=128 TajikistanTajikistan 2 2004
=128 MonacoMonaco 2 2004
=128 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2 2000
=128 KiribatiKiribati 2 1999
=128 DominicaDominica 2 1995
=128 LesothoLesotho 2 1995
=128 AngolaAngola 2 1992
=128 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 2 1989
137 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 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.
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