Austria vs Nicaragua: Patent applications, nonresidents

Austria
175
in 2021
Nicaragua
145
in 2014
Austria rank
67th
Nicaragua rank
70th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Austria
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 175 against 145 in Nicaragua, a difference of 30.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Globally, Austria ranks 67th and Nicaragua ranks 70th 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.