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Malaysia vs Norway: Patent applications, residents

Malaysia
883
in 2021
Norway
946
in 2021
Malaysia rank
34th
Norway rank
33rd

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Malaysia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 946 against 883 in Malaysia, a difference of 63.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 34th and Norway ranks 33rd 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
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.