Non-religious 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChinaChina | 110,583 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | JapanJapan | 55,030 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | CanadaCanada | 30,357 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | AustraliaAustralia | 23,143 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Hong KongHong Kong | 13,312 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | VietnamVietnam | 3,260 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | FranceFrance | 2,099 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | SwedenSweden | 337 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | NetherlandsNetherlands | 310 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | AustriaAustria | 276 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | TurkeyTurkey | 228 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Czech RepublicCzech Republic | 97 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 12 | 2011 |
