Ecuador vs North Macedonia: Patent applications, residents
Ecuador
35
in 2021
North Macedonia
42
in 2021
Ecuador rank
86th
North Macedonia rank
83rd
Patent applications, residents over time
- Ecuador
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 42 against 35 in Ecuador, a difference of 7.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, North Macedonia has been ahead every year.
Globally, Ecuador ranks 86th and North Macedonia ranks 83rd of 135 countries.
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About this data
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.