Belgium vs Uruguay: Patent applications, nonresidents
Belgium
415
in 2021
Uruguay
500
in 2017
Belgium rank
48th
Uruguay rank
46th
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 500 against 415 in Belgium, a difference of 85.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Globally, Belgium ranks 48th and Uruguay ranks 46th of 150 countries.
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About this data
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.