Colombia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Colombia was 1,752.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 1,921.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 335.00 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 335.00
1981 604.00
1983 527.00
1984 471.00
1985 441.00
1986 404.00
1987 532.00
1988 420.00
1989 516.00
1991 527.00
1992 575.00
1993 769.00
1994 867.00
1995 1,093.00
1996 1,172.00
1997 1,497.00
1998 1,670.00
1999 1,615.00
2000 1,694.00
2001 432.00
2002 858.00
2003 1,127.00
2004 1,365.00
2005 1,662.00
2006 1,861.00
2007 1,862.00
2008 1,818.00
2009 1,551.00
2010 1,739.00
2011 1,770.00
2012 1,848.00
2013 1,781.00
2014 1,898.00
2015 1,921.00
2016 1,658.00
2017 1,777.00
2018 1,808.00
2019 1,735.00
2020 1,752.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Colombia was 369.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 595.00 in 2017 and 39.00 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.

See also:

Year Value
1980 43.00
1981 39.00
1983 82.00
1984 69.00
1985 72.00
1986 81.00
1987 52.00
1988 85.00
1989 90.00
1991 85.00
1992 120.00
1993 138.00
1994 124.00
1995 141.00
1996 87.00
1997 80.00
1998 161.00
1999 68.00
2000 75.00
2001 65.00
2002 54.00
2003 82.00
2004 76.00
2005 99.00
2006 142.00
2007 128.00
2008 126.00
2009 128.00
2010 133.00
2011 183.00
2012 213.00
2013 251.00
2014 260.00
2015 321.00
2016 545.00
2017 595.00
2018 415.00
2019 422.00
2020 369.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology