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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 | FranceFrance | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
3 | ItalyItaly | 927 | 2011 | ||
4 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 310 | 2011 | ||
5 | AustriaAustria | 276 | 2011 | ||
6 | SpainSpain | 196 | 2011 | ||
7 | BelgiumBelgium | 127 | 2011 | ||
8 | FinlandFinland | 124 | 2011 | ||
9 | PortugalPortugal | 75 | 2011 | ||
10 | IrelandIreland | 67 | 2011 | ||
11 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 43 | 2011 | ||
12 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 33 | 2011 | ||
13 | GreeceGreece | 16 | 2010 | ||
14 | EstoniaEstonia | 15 | 2011 | ||
15 | SloveniaSlovenia | 11 | 2010 | ||
16 | LatviaLatvia | 10 | 2011 | ||
17 | CyprusCyprus | 8 | 2011 | ||
18 | MaltaMalta | 6 | 2011 |