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Italy vs Norway: Patent applications, nonresidents

Italy
797
in 2021
Norway
634
in 2021
Italy rank
35th
Norway rank
38th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Italy
  • Norway
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k198020002021

How they compare

Italy currently reports 797 against 634 in Norway, a difference of 163.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.

Globally, Italy ranks 35th and Norway ranks 38th 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.