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Luxembourg vs Slovakia: Patent applications, residents

Luxembourg
112
in 2021
Slovakia
146
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
66th
Slovakia rank
63rd

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 146 against 112 in Luxembourg, a difference of 34.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Luxembourg ranks 66th and Slovakia ranks 63rd of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
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
147 places, 4,224 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.