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Group of 7 countries (G7) Compared by Industry > Patent applications > Nonresidents > Per capita

DEFINITION: Patent applications are applications filed 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Canada 1,052.73 per 1 million people 2003
2 United States 585.5 per 1 million people 2004
3 Japan 475.4 per 1 million people 2004
4 United Kingdom 186.15 per 1 million people 2004
5 Germany 132.16 per 1 million people 2004
6 France 50.56 per 1 million people 2004
7 Italy 24.51 per 1 million people 2000

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