Singapore - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Singapore was 11,487.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 12,409.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 603.00 in 1981.

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 631.00
1981 603.00
1983 852.00
1984 927.00
1985 1,003.00
1995 2,412.00
1996 12,357.00
1997 6,048.00
1998 6,367.00
1999 6,679.00
2000 7,720.00
2001 7,726.00
2002 7,575.00
2003 7,248.00
2004 7,944.00
2005 8,036.00
2006 8,537.00
2007 9,255.00
2008 8,899.00
2009 7,986.00
2010 8,878.00
2011 8,738.00
2012 8,604.00
2013 8,579.00
2014 9,009.00
2015 9,345.00
2016 9,379.00
2017 9,321.00
2018 10,270.00
2019 12,409.00
2020 11,487.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Singapore was 1,778.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,778.00 in 2020 and 2.00 in 1980.

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 2.00
1981 4.00
1983 5.00
1984 4.00
1985 4.00
1995 145.00
1996 224.00
1997 288.00
1998 311.00
1999 374.00
2000 516.00
2001 524.00
2002 624.00
2003 626.00
2004 641.00
2005 569.00
2006 626.00
2007 696.00
2008 793.00
2009 750.00
2010 895.00
2011 1,056.00
2012 1,081.00
2013 1,143.00
2014 1,303.00
2015 1,469.00
2016 1,601.00
2017 1,609.00
2018 1,575.00
2019 1,727.00
2020 1,778.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology