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Laos vs Romania: Patent applications, nonresidents

Laos
58
in 2018
Romania
45
in 2021
Laos rank
84th
Romania rank
87th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Laos
  • Romania
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Laos currently reports 58 against 45 in Romania, a difference of 13.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Romania ahead.

Globally, Laos ranks 84th and Romania ranks 87th 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.