Low income - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Low income was 1,300.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 23 years was 1,600.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 600.00 in 1998.

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
1997 700.00
1998 600.00
1999 700.00
2000 800.00
2001 900.00
2002 800.00
2003 600.00
2004 600.00
2005 800.00
2006 1,100.00
2007 1,100.00
2008 1,000.00
2009 900.00
2010 1,000.00
2011 1,200.00
2012 1,200.00
2013 1,300.00
2014 1,500.00
2015 1,300.00
2016 1,200.00
2017 1,300.00
2018 1,500.00
2019 1,600.00
2020 1,300.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Low income was 600.00 as of 2020. Over the past 23 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 9,000.00 in 2012 and 200.00 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.

See also:

Year Value
1997 200.00
1998 200.00
1999 200.00
2000 400.00
2001 300.00
2002 300.00
2003 400.00
2004 400.00
2005 6,100.00
2006 6,600.00
2007 7,300.00
2008 8,200.00
2009 8,700.00
2010 8,700.00
2011 8,500.00
2012 9,000.00
2013 700.00
2014 600.00
2015 700.00
2016 600.00
2017 600.00
2018 800.00
2019 600.00
2020 600.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology