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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Australia13,27820,07321,30222,47823,14323,73126,65623,96826,31425,77426,40327,20027,12126,92629,443
Malaysia2,2136,0215,7645,1525,3765,8266,0066,2676,4556,1275,9066,1796,4805,8396,651
New Zealand3,8695,5855,1125,0514,7085,6745,1676,0925,3175,3115,1465,2215,6905,4176,522
Philippines1,8223,4822,7623,2233,0102,8323,0653,2553,3593,0923,0723,7713,8793,5173,903
Argentina1,9555,5744,2154,1654,1334,0784,1294,1733,5792,9253,0503,2423,2602,5623,263
Chile6422,8792,6467482,4532,6832,7322,6532,8312,5212,4692,6942,7992,4332,680
Colombia1,6941,6621,7391,7701,8481,7811,8981,9211,6581,7771,8081,7351,7521,855
Brazil5,14814,10414,44420,77123,95425,63725,92525,68325,57822,81020,17819,87719,93219,05819,566
Costa Rica4347423606610578580529582497504490483524566
Guatemala97250388374327337319288341266275228231205249
Uruguay572589761667678639532500
Canada24,37535,43534,70530,89930,35730,53330,17431,28332,68730,66730,96931,81232,25030,11332,445
Pakistan5241,1491,141980861798783776677636505586561562567
Peru2191,0389932611,1291,1361,1931,2041,1821,0911,1191,1331,1221,1421,141
Thailand1,8674,4885,4497232,9975,7265,8326,9247,1386,7226,8867,2457,3076,6627,375
Indonesia3,7334,0695,1225,2976,7877,3218,0958,5387,0328,3478,3886,8517,403
South Africa4,9432,4006,0015,5626,5896,8366,6576,7506,6086,5066,8166,2586,3476,1469,156
Vietnam171,2051,7673,2763,2603,4233,5523,9604,4514,6684,7905,4256,8006,6747,468
Paraguay36211241347315324323354