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Patent applications by residents, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 8 countries was 4125 patent applications. The highest value was in India: 26267 patent applications and the lowest value was in Brunei: 2 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
India 26267 1 1980 - 2021
Singapore 2024 2 1980 - 2021
Indonesia 1397 3 1980 - 2021
Vietnam 1066 4 1984 - 2021
Malaysia 883 5 1985 - 2021
Thailand 867 6 1980 - 2021
Philippines 490 7 1980 - 2021
Brunei 2 8 2012 - 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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