Ghana - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Ghana was 8.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 39.00 in 2018, while its lowest value was 8.00 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.

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Year Value
1980 17.00
1981 19.00
1982 18.00
1983 14.00
1986 15.00
1987 16.00
1989 12.00
1990 20.00
1991 12.00
1992 11.00
1994 39.00
2016 17.00
2017 11.00
2018 39.00
2020 8.00

Patent applications, residents

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
2016 14.00
2017 15.00
2018 13.00
2020 12.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology