High income OECD countries Compared by Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, residents
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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 | JapanJapan | 287,580 | 2011 | ||
2 | United StatesUnited States | 247,750 | 2011 | ||
3 | South KoreaSouth Korea | 138,034 | 2011 | ||
4 | GermanyGermany | 46,986 | 2011 | ||
5 | United KingdomUnited Kingdom | 15,343 | 2011 | ||
6 | FranceFrance | 14,655 | 2011 | ||
7 | ItalyItaly | 8,794 | 2011 | ||
8 | CanadaCanada | 4,754 | 2011 | ||
9 | PolandPoland | 3,879 | 2011 | ||
10 | SpainSpain | 3,430 | 2011 | ||
11 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 2,585 | 2011 | ||
12 | AustraliaAustralia | 2,383 | 2011 | ||
13 | AustriaAustria | 2,154 | 2011 | ||
14 | SwedenSweden | 2,004 | 2011 | ||
15 | FinlandFinland | 1,650 | 2011 | ||
16 | SwitzerlandSwitzerland | 1,597 | 2011 | ||
17 | DenmarkDenmark | 1,574 | 2011 | ||
18 | New ZealandNew Zealand | 1,501 | 2011 | ||
19 | IsraelIsrael | 1,360 | 2011 | ||
20 | NorwayNorway | 1,122 | 2011 | ||
21 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 783 | 2011 | ||
22 | GreeceGreece | 728 | 2010 | ||
23 | BelgiumBelgium | 636 | 2011 | ||
24 | PortugalPortugal | 571 | 2011 | ||
25 | IrelandIreland | 494 | 2011 | ||
26 | SloveniaSlovenia | 442 | 2010 | ||
27 | ChileChile | 339 | 2011 | ||
28 | SlovakiaSlovakia | 224 | 2011 | ||
29 | LuxembourgLuxembourg | 85 | 2011 | ||
30 | EstoniaEstonia | 62 | 2011 | ||
31 | IcelandIceland | 50 | 2011 |