Estonia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Estonia was 2.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 791.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 2016.

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
1994 452.00
1995 63.00
1996 198.00
1997 360.00
1998 443.00
1999 604.00
2000 791.00
2001 699.00
2002 700.00
2003 584.00
2004 97.00
2005 15.00
2006 9.00
2007 19.00
2008 10.00
2009 20.00
2010 13.00
2011 15.00
2012 5.00
2013 17.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 1.00
2017 4.00
2018 6.00
2019 1.00
2020 2.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Estonia was 21.00 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 84.00 in 2010 and 12.00 in 1996.

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
1994 16.00
1995 16.00
1996 12.00
1997 15.00
1998 20.00
1999 13.00
2000 13.00
2001 18.00
2002 19.00
2003 18.00
2004 27.00
2005 23.00
2006 36.00
2007 44.00
2008 62.00
2009 76.00
2010 84.00
2011 62.00
2012 20.00
2013 25.00
2014 44.00
2015 30.00
2016 29.00
2017 37.00
2018 24.00
2019 31.00
2020 21.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology