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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 |
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1 | GermanyGermany | 46,986 | 2011 | ||
2 | FranceFrance | 14,655 | 2011 | ||
3 | ItalyItaly | 8,794 | 2011 | ||
4 | SpainSpain | 3,430 | 2011 | ||
5 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 2,585 | 2011 | ||
6 | AustriaAustria | 2,154 | 2011 | ||
7 | FinlandFinland | 1,650 | 2011 | ||
8 | GreeceGreece | 728 | 2010 | ||
9 | BelgiumBelgium | 636 | 2011 | ||
10 | PortugalPortugal | 571 | 2011 | ||
11 | IrelandIreland | 494 | 2011 | ||
12 | SloveniaSlovenia | 442 | 2010 | ||
13 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 224 | 2011 | ||
14 | LatviaLatvia | 173 | 2011 | ||
15 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 85 | 2011 | ||
16 | EstoniaEstonia | 62 | 2011 | ||
17 | MaltaMalta | 9 | 2011 | ||
18 | CyprusCyprus | 4 | 2010 |