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Europe Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, residents

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.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 GermanyGermany 46,986 2011
2 RussiaRussia 26,495 2011
3 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 15,343 2011
4 FranceFrance 14,655 2011
5 ItalyItaly 8,794 2011
6 TurkeyTurkey 3,885 2011
7 PolandPoland 3,879 2011
8 SpainSpain 3,430 2011
9 UkraineUkraine 2,649 2011
10 NetherlandsNetherlands 2,585 2011
11 AustriaAustria 2,154 2011
12 SwedenSweden 2,004 2011
13 BelarusBelarus 1,725 2011
14 FinlandFinland 1,650 2011
15 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,597 2011
16 DenmarkDenmark 1,574 2011
17 RomaniaRomania 1,424 2011
18 NorwayNorway 1,122 2011
19 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 783 2011
20 GreeceGreece 728 2010
21 HungaryHungary 662 2011
22 BelgiumBelgium 636 2011
23 PortugalPortugal 571 2011
24 IrelandIreland 494 2011
25 SloveniaSlovenia 442 2010
26 BulgariaBulgaria 262 2011
27 CroatiaCroatia 230 2011
28 SlovakiaSlovakia 224 2011
29 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 193 2011
30 SerbiaSerbia 180 2011
31 LatviaLatvia 173 2011
32 GeorgiaGeorgia 138 2011
33 ArmeniaArmenia 121 2011
34 MoldovaMoldova 97 2011
35 LithuaniaLithuania 93 2011
36 LuxembourgLuxembourg 85 2011
37 EstoniaEstonia 62 2011
38 IcelandIceland 50 2011
39 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 43 2011
40 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 37 2011
41 MontenegroMontenegro 20 2011
42 MaltaMalta 9 2011
43 MonacoMonaco 6 2011
44 CyprusCyprus 4 2010
45 AlbaniaAlbania 3 2011

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