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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.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High income OECD countries | 748,848 | 2003 | |||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) | 627,834 | 2003 | |||
| Non-religious countries | 449,066 | 2003 | |||
| Europe | 131,109 | 1996 | |||
| European Union | 102,459 | 2004 | |||
| NATO countries | 99,255 | 2003 | |||
| Eurozone | 72,461 | 2003 | |||
| Emerging markets | 69,293 | 2000 | |||
| Former Soviet republics | 35,002 | 2002 |