Countries;Type of application;years;Total
Belgium;Patent application;2001;1,557.9
Belgium;Patent application;2000;1,614.6
Belgium;Patent application;1999;1,481.7
Belgium;Patent application;1998;1,427.2
Belgium;Patent application per million of active population;2001;361.9
Belgium;Patent application per million of active population;2000;366.1
Belgium;Patent application per million of active population;1999;339.5
Belgium;Patent application per million of active population;1998;335.5
Denmark;Patent application;2001;1,128.9
Denmark;Patent application;2000;1,062.3
Denmark;Patent application;1999;895.1
Denmark;Patent application;1998;739.7
Denmark;Patent application per million of active population;2001;398.2
Denmark;Patent application per million of active population;2000;373.6
Denmark;Patent application per million of active population;1999;313.6
Denmark;Patent application per million of active population;1998;262.2
Germany;Patent application;2001;25,482.3
Germany;Patent application;2000;25,071.6
Germany;Patent application;1999;22,435.4
Germany;Patent application;1998;20,317.0
Germany;Patent application per million of active population;2001;643.6
Germany;Patent application per million of active population;2000;635.6
Germany;Patent application per million of active population;1999;566.6
Germany;Patent application per million of active population;1998;515.8
Greece;Patent application;2001;81.7
Greece;Patent application;2000;64.0
Greece;Patent application;1999;85.4
Greece;Patent application;1998;74.5
Greece;Patent application per million of active population;2001;18.7
Greece;Patent application per million of active population;2000;14.4
Greece;Patent application per million of active population;1999;19.1
Greece;Patent application per million of active population;1998;16.8
Spain;Patent application;2001;967.3
Spain;Patent application;2000;989.1
Spain;Patent application;1999;921.1
Spain;Patent application;1998;828.4
Spain;Patent application per million of active population;2001;54.6
Spain;Patent application per million of active population;2000;55.7
Spain;Patent application per million of active population;1999;53.6
Spain;Patent application per million of active population;1998;49.0
France;Patent application;2001;8,580.3
France;Patent application;2000;8,483.0
France;Patent application;1999;7,664.9
France;Patent application;1998;7,325.2
France;Patent application per million of active population;2001;331.2
France;Patent application per million of active population;2000;329.4
France;Patent application per million of active population;1999;299.8
France;Patent application per million of active population;1998;289.5
Ireland;Patent application;2001;327.3
Ireland;Patent application;2000;360.3
Ireland;Patent application;1999;261.0
Ireland;Patent application;1998;204.0
Ireland;Patent application per million of active population;2001;183.6
Ireland;Patent application per million of active population;2000;206.3
Ireland;Patent application per million of active population;1999;154.5
Ireland;Patent application per million of active population;1998;125.8
Italy;Patent application;2001;4,318.1
Italy;Patent application;2000;4,430.8
Italy;Patent application;1999;3,921.1
Italy;Patent application;1998;3,707.4
Italy;Patent application per million of active population;2001;182.6
Italy;Patent application per million of active population;2000;188.8
Italy;Patent application per million of active population;1999;168.0
Italy;Patent application per million of active population;1998;160.0
Luxembourg;Patent application;2001;93.3
Luxembourg;Patent application;2000;86.6
Luxembourg;Patent application;1999;86.1
Luxembourg;Patent application;1998;60.8
Luxembourg;Patent application per million of active population;2001;494.2
Luxembourg;Patent application per million of active population;2000;467.6
Luxembourg;Patent application per million of active population;1999;477.1
Luxembourg;Patent application per million of active population;1998;346.6
Holland;Patent application;2001;3,880.5
Holland;Patent application;2000;3,629.4
Holland;Patent application;1999;3,109.9
Holland;Patent application;1998;2,790.7
Holland;Patent application per million of active population;2001;471.0
Holland;Patent application per million of active population;2000;449.2
Holland;Patent application per million of active population;1999;394.1
Holland;Patent application per million of active population;1998;360.4
Austria;Patent application;2001;1,414.3
Austria;Patent application;2000;1,283.7
Austria;Patent application;1999;1,134.3
Austria;Patent application;1998;1,149.2
Austria;Patent application per million of active population;2001;367.3
Austria;Patent application per million of active population;2000;332.2
Austria;Patent application per million of active population;1999;293.9
Austria;Patent application per million of active population;1998;299.4
Portugal;Patent application;2001;56.4
Portugal;Patent application;2000;40.9
Portugal;Patent application;1999;47.2
Portugal;Patent application;1998;24.1
Portugal;Patent application per million of active population;2001;10.9
Portugal;Patent application per million of active population;2000;8.0
Portugal;Patent application per million of active population;1999;9.3
Portugal;Patent application per million of active population;1998;4.8
Finland;Patent application;2001;1,750.1
Finland;Patent application;2000;1,777.3
Finland;Patent application;1999;1,517.9
Finland;Patent application;1998;1,339.2
Finland;Patent application per million of active population;2001;653.3
Finland;Patent application per million of active population;2000;667.1
Finland;Patent application per million of active population;1999;574.6
Finland;Patent application per million of active population;1998;533.4
Sweden;Patent application;2001;3,256.1
Sweden;Patent application;2000;3,203.4
Sweden;Patent application;1999;2,731.5
Sweden;Patent application;1998;2,715.9
Sweden;Patent application per million of active population;2001;714.9
Sweden;Patent application per million of active population;2000;734.1
Sweden;Patent application per million of active population;1999;622.5
Sweden;Patent application per million of active population;1998;626.8
United Kingdom;Patent application;2001;7,988.7
United Kingdom;Patent application;2000;7,657.2
United Kingdom;Patent application;1999;6,603.5
United Kingdom;Patent application;1998;5,967.5
United Kingdom;Patent application per million of active population;2001;272.0
United Kingdom;Patent application per million of active population;2000;260.9
United Kingdom;Patent application per million of active population;1999;226.7
United Kingdom;Patent application per million of active population;1998;208.2
Iceland;Patent application;2001;33.2
Iceland;Patent application;2000;31.8
Iceland;Patent application;1999;30.2
Iceland;Patent application;1998;23.1
Iceland;Patent application per million of active population;2001;206.1
Iceland;Patent application per million of active population;2000;199.2
Iceland;Patent application per million of active population;1999;196.2
Iceland;Patent application per million of active population;1998;154.8
Liechtenstein;Patent application;2001;35.5
Liechtenstein;Patent application;2000;34.5
Liechtenstein;Patent application;1999;48.5
Liechtenstein;Patent application;1998;40.9
Liechtenstein;Patent application per million of active population;2001;..
Liechtenstein;Patent application per million of active population;2000;..
Liechtenstein;Patent application per million of active population;1999;..
Liechtenstein;Patent application per million of active population;1998;..
Norway;Patent application;2001;1,300.4
Norway;Patent application;2000;610.0
Norway;Patent application;1999;539.9
Norway;Patent application;1998;521.8
Norway;Patent application per million of active population;2001;550.0
Norway;Patent application per million of active population;2000;259.3
Norway;Patent application per million of active population;1999;231.9
Norway;Patent application per million of active population;1998;224.6
Canada;Patent application;2001;2,494.9
Canada;Patent application;2000;2,417.1
Canada;Patent application;1999;1,959.1
Canada;Patent application;1998;1,765.4
Canada;Patent application per million of active population;2001;153.1
Canada;Patent application per million of active population;2000;150.5
Canada;Patent application per million of active population;1999;124.1
Canada;Patent application per million of active population;1998;114.1
United States;Patent application;2001;47,201.9
United States;Patent application;2000;45,778.1
United States;Patent application;1999;38,552.1
United States;Patent application;1998;28,755.2
United States;Patent application per million of active population;2001;327.7
United States;Patent application per million of active population;2000;321.7
United States;Patent application per million of active population;1999;273.8
United States;Patent application per million of active population;1998;206.6
Japan;Patent application;2001;22,226.3
Japan;Patent application;2000;20,249.7
Japan;Patent application;1999;16,649.1
Japan;Patent application;1998;15,499.6
Japan;Patent application per million of active population;2001;329.2
Japan;Patent application per million of active population;2000;299.3
Japan;Patent application per million of active population;1999;245.6
Japan;Patent application per million of active population;1998;228.2