Former Spanish colonies Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents per million
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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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UruguayUruguay | 197.13 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | ChileChile | 141.72 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Costa RicaCosta Rica | 132.98 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | ArgentinaArgentina | 120.5 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | PanamaPanama | 112.29 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | MexicoMexico | 108.83 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | ParaguayParaguay | 53.72 | 2010 | ||
| 8 | VenezuelaVenezuela | 53.05 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | EcuadorEcuador | 46 | 2010 | ||
| 10 | PeruPeru | 38.12 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | ColombiaColombia | 37.6 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | HondurasHonduras | 32.53 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | PhilippinesPhilippines | 31.67 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | NicaraguaNicaragua | 25.29 | 2000 | ||
| 15 | GuatemalaGuatemala | 22.23 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. | 20.25 | 1986 | ||
| 17 | CubaCuba | 16.32 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | BoliviaBolivia | 13.88 | 1995 | ||
| 19 | El SalvadorEl Salvador | 11.13 | 1995 |
