Austria - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Austria was 173.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 4,166.00 in 1980, while its lowest value was 168.00 in 2018.

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 4,166.00
1981 3,428.00
1982 2,620.00
1983 2,322.00
1984 1,891.00
1985 1,591.00
1986 1,336.00
1987 1,272.00
1988 1,048.00
1989 915.00
1990 670.00
1991 544.00
1992 517.00
1993 513.00
1994 516.00
1995 458.00
1996 449.00
1997 397.00
1998 349.00
1999 341.00
2000 340.00
2001 284.00
2002 329.00
2003 213.00
2004 266.00
2005 235.00
2006 378.00
2007 287.00
2008 329.00
2009 292.00
2010 249.00
2011 276.00
2012 294.00
2013 244.00
2014 271.00
2015 236.00
2016 237.00
2017 232.00
2018 168.00
2019 208.00
2020 173.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Austria was 2,124 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,424 in 2010 and 1,728 in 1995.

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 2,327
1981 2,390
1982 2,233
1983 2,345
1984 2,324
1985 2,269
1986 2,210
1987 2,249
1988 2,212
1989 2,105
1990 2,025
1991 2,076
1992 2,117
1993 2,190
1994 1,989
1995 1,728
1996 1,909
1997 1,910
1998 1,957
1999 2,028
2000 1,961
2001 1,815
2002 1,932
2003 2,120
2004 2,248
2005 2,270
2006 2,271
2007 2,385
2008 2,298
2009 2,263
2010 2,424
2011 2,154
2012 2,258
2013 2,162
2014 2,092
2015 2,205
2016 2,078
2017 2,073
2018 2,039
2019 2,066
2020 2,124

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology