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European Union 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 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 15,343 2011
3 FranceFrance 14,655 2011
4 ItalyItaly 8,794 2011
5 PolandPoland 3,879 2011
6 SpainSpain 3,430 2011
7 NetherlandsNetherlands 2,585 2011
8 AustriaAustria 2,154 2011
9 SwedenSweden 2,004 2011
10 FinlandFinland 1,650 2011
11 DenmarkDenmark 1,574 2011
12 RomaniaRomania 1,424 2011
13 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 783 2011
14 GreeceGreece 728 2010
15 HungaryHungary 662 2011
16 BelgiumBelgium 636 2011
17 PortugalPortugal 571 2011
18 IrelandIreland 494 2011
19 SloveniaSlovenia 442 2010
20 BulgariaBulgaria 262 2011
21 CroatiaCroatia 230 2011
22 SlovakiaSlovakia 224 2011
23 LatviaLatvia 173 2011
24 LithuaniaLithuania 93 2011
25 LuxembourgLuxembourg 85 2011
26 EstoniaEstonia 62 2011
27 MaltaMalta 9 2011
28 CyprusCyprus 4 2010

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