Eastern Europe Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, residents per million

DEFINITION: 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	SloveniaSlovenia	215.76	2010
2	RussiaRussia	185.33	2011
3	BelarusBelarus	182.1	2011
4	PolandPoland	100.66	2011
5	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	74.6	2011
6	RomaniaRomania	66.59	2011
7	HungaryHungary	66.39	2011
8	UkraineUkraine	57.96	2011
9	CroatiaCroatia	53.73	2011
10	SlovakiaSlovakia	41.49	2011
11	ArmeniaArmenia	40.82	2011
12	BulgariaBulgaria	35.65	2011
13	MontenegroMontenegro	32.22	2011
14	GeorgiaGeorgia	30.78	2011
15	MoldovaMoldova	27.24	2011
16	SerbiaSerbia	24.8	2011
17	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	21.04	2011
18	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	11.2	2011
19	AlbaniaAlbania	0.951	2011

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