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Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Patent applications, nonresidents

Congo
27
in 1996
Papua New Guinea
29
in 2021
Congo rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
94th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
20406080198620032021

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 29 against 27 in Congo, a difference of 2.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

Globally, Congo ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 94th 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.