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Macao vs Portugal: Patent applications, nonresidents

Macao
35
in 2021
Portugal
42
in 2021
Macao rank
92nd
Portugal rank
89th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Macao
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 42 against 35 in Macao, a difference of 7.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Macao's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.

Globally, Macao ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 89th 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.