High income OECD countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents
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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 | United StatesUnited States | 255,832 | 2011 | ||
2 | JapanJapan | 55,030 | 2011 | ||
3 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 40,890 | 2011 | ||
4 | CanadaCanada | 30,357 | 2011 | ||
5 | AustraliaAustralia | 23,143 | 2011 | ||
6 | GermanyGermany | 12,458 | 2011 | ||
7 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 6,916 | 2011 | ||
8 | IsraelIsrael | 5,526 | 2011 | ||
9 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 4,708 | 2011 | ||
10 | ChileChile | 2,453 | 2011 | ||
11 | FranceFrance | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
12 | ItalyItaly | 927 | 2011 | ||
13 | NorwayNorway | 654 | 2011 | ||
14 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 446 | 2011 | ||
15 | SwedenSweden | 337 | 2011 | ||
16 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 310 | 2011 | ||
17 | AustriaAustria | 276 | 2011 | ||
18 | PolandPoland | 244 | 2011 | ||
19 | DenmarkDenmark | 197 | 2011 | ||
20 | SpainSpain | 196 | 2011 | ||
21 | BelgiumBelgium | 127 | 2011 | ||
22 | FinlandFinland | 124 | 2011 | ||
23 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 97 | 2011 | ||
24 | PortugalPortugal | 75 | 2011 | ||
25 | IrelandIreland | 67 | 2011 | ||
26 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 43 | 2011 | ||
27 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 33 | 2011 | ||
28 | IcelandIceland | 21 | 2011 | ||
29 | GreeceGreece | 16 | 2010 | ||
30 | EstoniaEstonia | 15 | 2011 | ||
31 | SloveniaSlovenia | 11 | 2010 |