Netherlands vs Poland: Patent applications, residents

Netherlands
2,080
in 2021
Poland
3,377
in 2021
Netherlands rank
18th
Poland rank
16th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Netherlands
  • Poland
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 3,377 against 2,080 in Netherlands, a difference of 1,297.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.6 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.

Globally, Netherlands ranks 18th and Poland ranks 16th 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.