BRICS Topics Research and Development Patent applications

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.

Patent applications among nonresidents (number)

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Brazil5,14814,10414,44420,77123,95425,63725,92525,68325,57822,81020,17819,87719,93219,05819,566
India2,6736,33219,66130,90933,45034,40232,36230,81433,07931,85831,62133,76634,17333,63035,306
South Africa4,9432,4006,0015,5626,5896,8366,6576,7506,6086,5066,8166,2586,3476,1469,156
China4,30526,56079,84298,111110,583117,464120,200127,042133,612133,522135,885148,187157,093152,342159,019
Russian Federation8,9608,60913,77814,91915,51016,14916,23616,24814,79214,10613,03112,17411,22511,408