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Patent applications by residents, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 13 countries was 1024 patent applications. The highest value was in Iran: 10210 patent applications and the lowest value was in Bahrain: 3 patent applications. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: patent applications; Source: The World Intellectual Property Organization
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Countries Patent applications by residents, 2021 Global rank Available data
Iran 10210 1 1980 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 1398 2 1989 - 2021
Egypt 881 3 1980 - 2021
Algeria 268 4 1980 - 2021
Morocco 254 5 1980 - 2021
Syria 102 6 1980 - 2021
UA Emirates 69 7 2010 - 2021
Qatar 47 8 2012 - 2021
Oman 30 9 2015 - 2021
Jordan 25 10 1989 - 2021
Yemen 20 11 1998 - 2021
Bahrain 3 12 1981 - 2021
Djibouti 3 13 2013 - 2021



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.

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