Montenegro - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

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
2008 914.00
2010 136.00
2011 83.00
2012 41.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Montenegro was 5.00 as of 2020. Over the past 12 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 37.00 in 2012 and 3.00 in 2008.

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
2008 3.00
2010 23.00
2011 20.00
2012 37.00
2013 23.00
2014 13.00
2015 23.00
2016 10.00
2018 3.00
2019 16.00
2020 5.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology