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DEFINITION:
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.".
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 330,110 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | United States | 231,588 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | China | 194,579 | 2008 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 107,877.5 | 2008 | |||
| 4 | European Union | 100,797 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Germany | 49,240 | 2008 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 41,041.17 | 2005 | |||
| 6 | Russia | 27,712 | 2008 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 26,797.8 | 2008 | |||
| 7 | United Kingdom | 16,523 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | France | 14,743 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Italy | 9,255 | 2007 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 8,147.14 | 2006 | |||
| 10 | South Africa | 5,549 | 1995 | ||
| 11 | India | 5,314 | 2006 | ||
| 12 | Canada | 5,061 | 2008 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 4,839.12 | 2008 | |||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 4,495.91 | 2008 | |||
| European Union average (profile) | 4,045.08 | 2008 | |||
| 13 | Brazil | 3,810 | 2006 | ||
| 14 | Spain | 3,632 | 2008 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 2,939.5 | 2006 | |||
| 15 | Ukraine | 2,825 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Australia | 2,718 | 2007 | ||
| 17 | Sweden | 2,527 | 2007 | ||
| 18 | Poland | 2,488 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | Netherlands | 2,421 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Austria | 2,298 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Turkey | 2,221 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Finland | 1,799 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Denmark | 1,634 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Switzerland | 1,594 | 2008 | ||
| 25 | Israel | 1,528 | 2008 | ||
| 26 | New Zealand | 1,256 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Norway | 1,223 | 2007 | ||
| 28 | Belarus | 1,188 | 2006 | ||
| 29 | Romania | 995 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | Ireland | 931 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Argentina | 899 | 1999 | ||
| 32 | Malaysia | 818 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Greece | 803 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Thailand | 802 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Singapore | 793 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Czech Republic | 712 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Mexico | 685 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Hungary | 683 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Belgium | 575 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Serbia and Montenegro | 386 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Portugal | 381 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Croatia | 330 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Slovenia | 301 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Chile | 291 | 2006 | ||
| 45 | Indonesia | 282 | 2006 | ||
| 46 | Moldova | 273 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 262 | 2008 | ||
| 48 | Bulgaria | 249 | 2008 | ||
| 49 | Armenia | 226 | 2008 | ||
| 50 | Azerbaijan | 222 | 2008 | ||
| 51 | Georgia | 221 | 2008 | ||
| 52 | Philippines | 216 | 2008 | ||
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 201 | 2008 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 184.29 | 1983 | |||
| 54 | Vietnam | 180 | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Morocco | 177 | 2008 | ||
| 56 | Slovakia | 167 | 2008 | ||
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 135 | 2008 | ||
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 128 | 2007 | ||
| 59 | Syria | 124 | 2006 | ||
| 60 | Colombia | 121 | 2007 | ||
| 61 | Latvia | 114 | 2006 | ||
| 62 | Mongolia | 103 | 2006 | ||
| 63 | Pakistan | 91 | 2006 | ||
| 64 | Lithuania | 87 | 2008 | ||
| 65 | Algeria | 84 | 2007 | ||
| 66 | Cuba | 69 | 2008 | ||
| 67 | Iraq | 68 | 1996 | ||
| 68 | Estonia | 62 | 2008 | ||
| =69 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59 | 2008 | ||
| =69 | Jordan | 59 | 2007 | ||
| =71 | Tunisia | 56 | 2005 | ||
| =71 | Venezuela | 56 | 2000 | ||
| 73 | Iceland | 50 | 2008 | ||
| 74 | Luxembourg | 48 | 2008 | ||
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 44 | 1999 | ||
| 76 | Kenya | 38 | 2006 | ||
| 77 | Uruguay | 33 | 2008 | ||
| 78 | Lebanon | 32 | 1974 | ||
| 79 | Peru | 31 | 2008 | ||
| 80 | Paraguay | 30 | 1993 | ||
| =81 | Bangladesh | 29 | 2007 | ||
| =81 | Costa Rica | 29 | 1993 | ||
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 28 | 1996 | ||
| 84 | Tajikistan | 26 | 2006 | ||
| 85 | Jamaica | 21 | 2006 | ||
| 86 | Congo, Republic of the | 19 | 1988 | ||
| 87 | Mozambique | 18 | 2007 | ||
| 88 | Bolivia | 17 | 1995 | ||
| =89 | Madagascar | 14 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Malta | 14 | 2008 | ||
| =89 | Nicaragua | 14 | 2000 | ||
| =89 | Liberia | 14 | 1993 | ||
| =89 | Dominican Republic | 14 | 1986 | ||
| 94 | Namibia | 13 | 1993 | ||
| =95 | Ethiopia | 12 | 2007 | ||
| =95 | Libya | 12 | 1996 | ||
| =95 | Nigeria | 12 | 1990 | ||
| =98 | Cyprus | 11 | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2008 | ||
| =98 | Ecuador | 11 | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Guyana | 9 | 1986 | ||
| 102 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8 | 1984 | ||
| =103 | Monaco | 7 | 2008 | ||
| =103 | Honduras | 7 | 2002 | ||
| =103 | Panama | 7 | 2000 | ||
| =106 | Uganda | 6 | 2007 | ||
| =106 | Zambia | 6 | 2001 | ||
| 108 | Guatemala | 5 | 2008 | ||
| 109 | Kuwait | 4 | 1974 | ||
| =110 | Sudan | 3 | 2007 | ||
| =110 | Malawi | 3 | 2000 | ||
| =110 | Mauritius | 3 | 1998 | ||
| =110 | Nepal | 3 | 1995 | ||
| =110 | El Salvador | 3 | 1995 | ||
| =110 | Barbados | 3 | 1984 | ||
| =116 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2002 | ||
| =116 | The Bahamas | 2 | 1992 | ||
| =116 | Samoa | 2 | 1981 | ||
| =116 | Fiji | 2 | 1980 | ||
| =116 | Cambodia | 2 | 1973 | ||
| =121 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2008 | ||
| =121 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2005 | ||
| =121 | Aruba | 1 | 2002 | ||
| =121 | Haiti | 1 | 1999 | ||
| =121 | Burundi | 1 | 1996 | ||
| =121 | Lesotho | 1 | 1996 | ||
| =121 | Rwanda | 1 | 1988 | ||
| =121 | Somalia | 1 | 1984 | ||
| =121 | Tanzania | 1 | 1983 | ||
| =121 | Mali | 1 | 1981 | ||
| =121 | Bahrain | 1 | 1981 | ||
| =121 | Laos | 1 | 1973 | ||
| =121 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 1967 | ||
| =134 | Belize | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
| =134 | The Gambia | 0.0 | 2007 |
