High income OECD countries Compared by Industry > Patent applications > Nonresidents > Per capita
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DEFINITION:
Patent applications are applications filed 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2,065.14 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Iceland | 1,811.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Israel | 1,334.74 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | 1,219.28 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Australia | 1,077.59 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Canada | 1,052.73 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 7 | South Korea | 729.75 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 8 | United States | 585.5 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Japan | 475.4 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Chile | 186.81 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 11 | United Kingdom | 186.15 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Poland | 140.35 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 13 | Germany | 132.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Estonia | 71.91 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Austria | 67.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Switzerland | 63.97 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 17 | Czech Republic | 62.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Sweden | 53.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 19 | France | 50.56 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Slovakia | 44.4 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 21 | Finland | 41.31 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 22 | Netherlands | 34.15 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 23 | Denmark | 31.84 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Italy | 24.51 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 25 | Slovenia | 21.03 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 26 | Belgium | 18.12 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Luxembourg | 17.78 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 28 | Ireland | 14.26 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Spain | 7.5 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Portugal | 6.29 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Greece | 2.44 per 1 million people | 2004 |
