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Namibia vs Slovakia: Patent applications, nonresidents

Namibia
12
in 2019
Slovakia
13
in 2021
Namibia rank
114th
Slovakia rank
111th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Namibia
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 13 against 12 in Namibia, a difference of 1.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Slovakia ahead.

Globally, Namibia ranks 114th and Slovakia ranks 111th 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.