Cyprus - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Cyprus was 1.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 85.00 in 2004, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 2013.

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 66.00
1981 34.00
1982 38.00
1983 46.00
1984 54.00
1985 43.00
1986 30.00
1990 43.00
1991 53.00
1992 57.00
2003 85.00
2004 85.00
2005 44.00
2007 16.00
2008 10.00
2009 6.00
2010 4.00
2011 8.00
2012 8.00
2013 1.00
2015 1.00
2016 1.00
2017 4.00
2019 1.00
2020 1.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Cyprus was 2.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 20.00 in 2005 and 1.00 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.

See also:

Year Value
1980 1.00
1983 2.00
1984 2.00
2003 12.00
2004 9.00
2005 20.00
2007 3.00
2008 11.00
2009 6.00
2010 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 2.00
2014 4.00
2015 6.00
2016 3.00
2017 8.00
2018 4.00
2019 4.00
2020 2.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology