Croatia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Croatia was 12.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 1,010.00 in 1992, while its lowest value was 11.00 in 2017.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1992 1,010.00
1993 746.00
1994 584.00
1995 335.00
1996 356.00
1997 439.00
1998 352.00
1999 144.00
2000 538.00
2001 599.00
2002 703.00
2003 699.00
2004 839.00
2005 649.00
2006 119.00
2007 93.00
2008 71.00
2009 68.00
2010 21.00
2011 21.00
2012 32.00
2013 23.00
2014 30.00
2015 17.00
2016 13.00
2017 11.00
2018 15.00
2019 16.00
2020 12.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Croatia was 117.00 as of 2020. Over the past 28 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 503.00 in 1993 and 117.00 in 2020.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

See also:

Year Value
1992 479.00
1993 503.00
1994 277.00
1995 265.00
1996 259.00
1997 273.00
1998 267.00
1999 246.00
2000 337.00
2001 362.00
2002 328.00
2003 387.00
2004 385.00
2005 363.00
2006 317.00
2007 344.00
2008 330.00
2009 250.00
2010 257.00
2011 230.00
2012 217.00
2013 230.00
2014 170.00
2015 169.00
2016 175.00
2017 148.00
2018 121.00
2019 195.00
2020 117.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology