Non-religious countries Compared by Industry > Patent applications > Nonresidents > Per capita
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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Hong Kong | 1,435.21 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
2 | Australia | 1,077.59 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
3 | Canada | 1,052.73 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
4 | Japan | 475.4 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
5 | Austria | 67.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
6 | Czech Republic | 62.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
7 | Sweden | 53.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
8 | France | 50.56 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
9 | China | 49.99 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
10 | Netherlands | 34.15 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
11 | Vietnam | 15.59 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
12 | Turkey | 5.42 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
13 | Azerbaijan | 2.19 per 1 million people | 1996 |