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DEFINITION:
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 49,240 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | United Kingdom | 16,523 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | France | 14,743 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Italy | 9,255 | 2007 | ||
| 5 | Spain | 3,632 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Sweden | 2,527 | 2007 | ||
| 7 | Poland | 2,488 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Netherlands | 2,421 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Austria | 2,298 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Finland | 1,799 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Denmark | 1,634 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Romania | 995 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Ireland | 931 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Greece | 803 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Czech Republic | 712 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Hungary | 683 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Belgium | 575 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Portugal | 381 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Croatia | 330 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Slovenia | 301 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Bulgaria | 249 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Slovakia | 167 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Latvia | 114 | 2006 | ||
| 24 | Lithuania | 87 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Estonia | 62 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | Luxembourg | 48 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Malta | 14 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Cyprus | 11 | 2008 |
