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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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DATE
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HISTORY
1 United StatesUnited States 255,832 2011
2 ChinaChina 110,583 2011
3 JapanJapan 55,030 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 51,945.57 2011
4 South KoreaSouth Korea 40,890 2011
5 IndiaIndia 33,450 2011
6 CanadaCanada 30,357 2011
7 European UnionEuropean Union 24,697 2011
8 AustraliaAustralia 23,143 2011
9 BrazilBrazil 19,981 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 18,388 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 15,296.59 2011
10 RussiaRussia 14,919 2011
11 Hong KongHong Kong 13,312 2011
12 MexicoMexico 12,990 2011
13 GermanyGermany 12,458 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 11,263.81 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 8,965.26 2011
14 SingaporeSingapore 8,738 2011
15 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 6,916 2011
16 South AfricaSouth Africa 6,589 2011
17 IsraelIsrael 5,526 2011
18 MalaysiaMalaysia 5,376 2011
19 IndonesiaIndonesia 5,297 2011
20 ArgentinaArgentina 4,781 2008
21 New ZealandNew Zealand 4,708 2011
22 VietnamVietnam 3,260 2011
23 PhilippinesPhilippines 3,010 2011
24 ThailandThailand 2,997 2011
25 UkraineUkraine 2,604 2011
26 ChileChile 2,453 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 2,205.88 2011
27 FranceFrance 2,099 2011
28 ColombiaColombia 1,770 2011
29 EgyptEgypt 1,591 2011
30 VenezuelaVenezuela 1,565 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 1,431 2011
31 PeruPeru 1,129 2011
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 1,048.38 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 1,034.11 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 1,027.33 2011
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 955.18 1993
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 949.88 2011
32 ItalyItaly 927 2011
33 MoroccoMorocco 880 2011
34 PakistanPakistan 861 2011
35 AlgeriaAlgeria 803 2011
36 EcuadorEcuador 690 2010
37 UruguayUruguay 667 2011
38 NorwayNorway 654 2011
39 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 643 2011
40 Costa RicaCosta Rica 630 2011
41 IranIran 557 2006
42 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 446 2011
43 PanamaPanama 420 2011
44 JordanJordan 360 2011
45 ParaguayParaguay 347 2010
46 SwedenSweden 337 2011
47 GuatemalaGuatemala 327 2011
48 KazakhstanKazakhstan 317 2011
49 MalawiMalawi 313 2001
50 NetherlandsNetherlands 310 2011
51 TunisiaTunisia 282 2005
52 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 280 2008
53 AustriaAustria 276 2011
=54 UzbekistanUzbekistan 274 2011
=54 BangladeshBangladesh 274 2011
56 GeorgiaGeorgia 260 2011
57 HondurasHonduras 253 2011
58 NigeriaNigeria 246 1990
59 PolandPoland 244 2011
60 Sri LankaSri Lanka 235 2010
61 TurkeyTurkey 228 2011
62 DenmarkDenmark 197 2011
63 SpainSpain 196 2011
64 LebanonLebanon 186 1974
65 CubaCuba 184 2011
66 BelarusBelarus 146 2011
67 BahrainBahrain 139 2011
68 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 135 1986
69 SyriaSyria 133 2006
70 NicaraguaNicaragua 129 2000
71 BelgiumBelgium 127 2011
72 FinlandFinland 124 2011
73 ZimbabweZimbabwe 122 1996
=74 KenyaKenya 120 2010
=74 NamibiaNamibia 120 1993
76 KuwaitKuwait 111 1974
77 BoliviaBolivia 106 1995
78 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 97 2011
79 JamaicaJamaica 93 2011
80 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 86 1984
81 MontenegroMontenegro 83 2011
82 PortugalPortugal 75 2011
83 BarbadosBarbados 71 2011
84 MongoliaMongolia 69 2010
85 IrelandIreland 67 2011
86 El SalvadorEl Salvador 64 1995
87 MadagascarMadagascar 58 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 57.71 2011
88 MacauMacau 56 2011
89 YemenYemen 55 2010
90 BelizeBelize 54 2008
91 SerbiaSerbia 49 2011
92 SwazilandSwaziland 47 1992
93 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 45 2008
94 LuxembourgLuxembourg 43 2011
95 BruneiBrunei 42 2009
=96 RomaniaRomania 39 2011
=96 North KoreaNorth Korea 39 2010
=96 GhanaGhana 39 1994
99 HungaryHungary 36 2011
100 SlovakiaSlovakia 33 2011
=101 The BahamasThe Bahamas 29 1992
=101 BotswanaBotswana 29 1982
103 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 27 1996
=104 EthiopiaEthiopia 25 2007
=104 ZambiaZambia 25 2001
=106 LibyaLibya 23 1996
=106 TanzaniaTanzania 23 1989
=108 MauritiusMauritius 22 2008
=108 MozambiqueMozambique 22 2007
=110 IcelandIceland 21 2011
=110 CroatiaCroatia 21 2011
=110 BulgariaBulgaria 21 2011
=110 LiberiaLiberia 21 1993
114 ArmeniaArmenia 19 2011
=115 IraqIraq 18 1996
=115 CambodiaCambodia 18 1973
=117 FijiFiji 17 1986
=117 The GambiaThe Gambia 17 1974
119 GreeceGreece 16 2010
=120 LithuaniaLithuania 15 2011
=120 EstoniaEstonia 15 2011
=122 SudanSudan 13 2007
=122 LaosLaos 13 1974
=124 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 12 2011
=124 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 12 2011
=126 MoldovaMoldova 11 2011
=126 SloveniaSlovenia 11 2010
=126 SamoaSamoa 11 2007
129 LatviaLatvia 10 2011
=130 CyprusCyprus 8 2011
=130 AlbaniaAlbania 8 2011
=132 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 7 2001
=132 SomaliaSomalia 7 1985
=134 MaltaMalta 6 2011
=134 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 6 2010
=134 SeychellesSeychelles 6 1996
=134 GuyanaGuyana 6 1990
=138 HaitiHaiti 5 1999
=138 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 5 1999
=138 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 5 1995
=138 NepalNepal 5 1995
=142 RwandaRwanda 4 1999
=142 BurundiBurundi 4 1996
=144 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 3 2011
=144 MonacoMonaco 3 2011
=146 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 2 2000
=146 KiribatiKiribati 2 1999
=146 DominicaDominica 2 1995
=146 LesothoLesotho 2 1995
=146 AngolaAngola 2 1992
=146 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 2 1989
=146 MaliMali 2 1982
=146 GrenadaGrenada 2 1980
=154 TajikistanTajikistan 1 2011
=154 UgandaUganda 1 2007

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