Patent applications by residents - Country rankings
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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 |
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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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