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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.
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COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
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1 | GermanyGermany | 12,458 | 2011 | ||
2 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 6,916 | 2011 | ||
3 | FranceFrance | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
4 | ItalyItaly | 927 | 2011 | ||
5 | SwedenSweden | 337 | 2011 | ||
6 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 310 | 2011 | ||
7 | AustriaAustria | 276 | 2011 | ||
8 | PolandPoland | 244 | 2011 | ||
9 | DenmarkDenmark | 197 | 2011 | ||
10 | SpainSpain | 196 | 2011 | ||
11 | BelgiumBelgium | 127 | 2011 | ||
12 | FinlandFinland | 124 | 2011 | ||
13 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 97 | 2011 | ||
14 | PortugalPortugal | 75 | 2011 | ||
15 | IrelandIreland | 67 | 2011 | ||
16 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 43 | 2011 | ||
17 | RomaniaRomania | 39 | 2011 | ||
18 | HungaryHungary | 36 | 2011 | ||
19 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 33 | 2011 | ||
=20 | CroatiaCroatia | 21 | 2011 | ||
=20 | BulgariaBulgaria | 21 | 2011 | ||
22 | GreeceGreece | 16 | 2010 | ||
=23 | LithuaniaLithuania | 15 | 2011 | ||
=23 | EstoniaEstonia | 15 | 2011 | ||
25 | SloveniaSlovenia | 11 | 2010 | ||
26 | LatviaLatvia | 10 | 2011 | ||
27 | CyprusCyprus | 8 | 2011 | ||
28 | MaltaMalta | 6 | 2011 |