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Bulgaria vs Saint Lucia: Patent applications, nonresidents

Bulgaria
6
in 2021
Saint Lucia
7
in 2001
Bulgaria rank
129th
Saint Lucia rank
126th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Saint Lucia
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 7 against 6 in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 129th and Saint Lucia ranks 126th 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
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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.