Emerging markets Compared by Industry > Patent applications > Residents
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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 65,586 | 2004 | ||
2 | Russia | 22,944 | 2004 | ||
3 | India | 6,795 | 2004 | ||
4 | South Africa | 5,549 | 1995 | ||
5 | Ukraine | 4,086 | 2004 | ||
6 | Brazil | 3,892 | 2004 | ||
7 | Poland | 2,381 | 2004 | ||
8 | Romania | 937 | 2004 | ||
9 | Argentina | 786 | 2004 | ||
10 | Hungary | 738 | 2004 | ||
11 | Thailand | 681 | 2003 | ||
12 | Mexico | 531 | 2004 | ||
13 | Turkey | 465 | 2003 | ||
14 | Bulgaria | 263 | 2004 | ||
15 | Chile | 241 | 2000 | ||
16 | Indonesia | 226 | 2004 | ||
17 | Malaysia | 179 | 1997 | ||
18 | Philippines | 157 | 2004 | ||
19 | Latvia | 107 | 2004 | ||
20 | Lithuania | 69 | 2004 | ||
21 | Pakistan | 58 | 2001 | ||
22 | Venezuela | 56 | 2000 | ||
23 | Colombia | 52 | 2002 | ||
24 | Peru | 38 | 2004 | ||
25 | Estonia | 27 | 2004 |
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Interesting observations about Industry > Patent applications > Residents
- Japan has had the highest patent applications > residents since 1985.
- Germany ranked first for patent applications > residents amongst European Union in 2004.
- United States ranked first for patent applications > residents amongst Cold countries in 2004.
- China ranked first for patent applications > residents amongst Emerging markets in 2004.
- Russia ranked second for patent applications > residents amongst Europe in 2004.
- United Kingdom ranked second for patent applications > residents amongst NATO countries in 2004.
- France ranked second for patent applications > residents amongst Eurozone in 2004.
- Canada ranked last for patent applications > residents amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
- South Korea ranked third for patent applications > residents amongst High income OECD countries in 2004.
- All of the top 2 countries by patent applications > residents are Heavily indebted.