Dominican Republic - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Dominican Republic was 207.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 328.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 45.00 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
1983 66.00
1986 135.00
2000 63.00
2001 146.00
2002 172.00
2003 184.00
2004 181.00
2005 217.00
2006 280.00
2007 111.00
2008 45.00
2009 238.00
2010 328.00
2011 318.00
2012 265.00
2013 256.00
2014 244.00
2015 227.00
2016 242.00
2017 251.00
2018 211.00
2019 220.00
2020 207.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Dominican Republic was 10.00 as of 2020. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 34.00 in 2007 and 5.00 in 2000.

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
1983 25.00
1986 14.00
2000 5.00
2001 11.00
2002 11.00
2003 18.00
2004 24.00
2005 8.00
2006 15.00
2007 34.00
2008 8.00
2009 17.00
2010 15.00
2011 15.00
2012 19.00
2013 12.00
2014 16.00
2015 25.00
2016 28.00
2017 20.00
2018 17.00
2019 23.00
2020 10.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology