Europe Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents per million

DEFINITION: Patent applications, nonresidents. 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	GermanyGermany	152.3	2011
2	MontenegroMontenegro	133.73	2011
3	NorwayNorway	132.04	2011
4	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	110.21	2011
5	RussiaRussia	104.36	2011
6	LuxembourgLuxembourg	82.96	2011
7	MonacoMonaco	80.51	2011
8	IcelandIceland	65.83	2011
9	GeorgiaGeorgia	57.99	2011
10	UkraineUkraine	56.97	2011
11	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	56.37	2011
12	SwedenSweden	35.66	2011
13	DenmarkDenmark	35.36	2011
14	AustriaAustria	32.76	2011
15	FranceFrance	32.11	2011
16	FinlandFinland	23.01	2011
17	NetherlandsNetherlands	18.57	2011
18	BelarusBelarus	15.41	2011
19	ItalyItaly	15.27	2011
20	IrelandIreland	14.64	2011
21	MaltaMalta	14.4	2011
22	BelgiumBelgium	11.5	2011
23	EstoniaEstonia	11.19	2011
24	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	9.24	2011
25	CyprusCyprus	7.17	2011
26	PortugalPortugal	7.1	2011
27	SerbiaSerbia	6.75	2011
28	ArmeniaArmenia	6.41	2011
29	PolandPoland	6.33	2011
30	SlovakiaSlovakia	6.11	2011
31	SloveniaSlovenia	5.37	2010
32	LithuaniaLithuania	4.95	2011
33	CroatiaCroatia	4.91	2011
34	LatviaLatvia	4.86	2011
35	SpainSpain	4.24	2011
36	HungaryHungary	3.61	2011
37	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	3.13	2011
38	TurkeyTurkey	3.12	2011
39	MoldovaMoldova	3.09	2011
40	BulgariaBulgaria	2.86	2011
41	AlbaniaAlbania	2.54	2011
42	RomaniaRomania	1.82	2011
43	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	1.43	2011
44	GreeceGreece	1.41	2010
45	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	1.31	2011

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