Austria vs Dominican Republic: Patent applications, nonresidents

Austria
175
in 2021
Dominican Republic
220
in 2021
Austria rank
67th
Dominican Republic rank
64th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Austria
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 220 against 175 in Austria, a difference of 45.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Austria ahead.

Globally, Austria ranks 67th and Dominican Republic ranks 64th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.