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Norway vs Qatar: Patent applications, nonresidents

Norway
634
in 2021
Qatar
722
in 2021
Norway rank
38th
Qatar rank
36th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Norway
  • Qatar
02.0k4.0k6.0k198020002021

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 722 against 634 in Norway, a difference of 88.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Norway ranks 38th and Qatar ranks 36th 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.