Iran - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Iran was 634.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 995.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 115.00 in 1997.

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 493.00
1981 321.00
1982 273.00
1983 280.00
1984 312.00
1985 223.00
1987 165.00
1988 173.00
1989 170.00
1990 173.00
1991 165.00
1992 175.00
1993 164.00
1994 131.00
1995 129.00
1996 227.00
1997 115.00
1998 159.00
1999 177.00
2000 206.00
2001 302.00
2002 285.00
2003 355.00
2004 356.00
2005 443.00
2006 557.00
2007 502.00
2008 552.00
2009 516.00
2010 528.00
2011 489.00
2012 432.00
2013 338.00
2014 119.00
2016 702.00
2017 995.00
2018 915.00
2019 578.00
2020 634.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Iran was 11,396.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 15,403.00 in 2008 and 141.00 in 1989.

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
1980 169.00
1981 286.00
1982 202.00
1983 213.00
1984 162.00
1985 183.00
1987 207.00
1988 167.00
1989 141.00
1990 182.00
1991 262.00
1992 225.00
1993 278.00
1994 266.00
1995 278.00
1996 288.00
1997 284.00
1998 337.00
1999 366.00
2000 410.00
2001 691.00
2002 910.00
2003 1,287.00
2004 2,426.00
2005 4,051.00
2006 5,970.00
2007 10,648.00
2008 15,403.00
2009 12,184.00
2010 11,108.00
2011 11,529.00
2012 10,622.00
2013 11,305.00
2014 13,683.00
2016 14,930.00
2017 15,264.00
2018 11,908.00
2019 11,569.00
2020 11,396.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology