Iceland - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Iceland was 3.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 825.00 in 2000, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 2016.

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 58.00
1981 79.00
1982 62.00
1983 62.00
1984 70.00
1985 71.00
1986 92.00
1987 91.00
1988 110.00
1989 87.00
1990 113.00
1991 99.00
1992 121.00
1993 112.00
1994 108.00
1995 49.00
1996 75.00
1997 216.00
1998 254.00
1999 357.00
2000 825.00
2001 713.00
2002 379.00
2003 748.00
2004 463.00
2005 545.00
2006 326.00
2007 53.00
2008 31.00
2009 22.00
2010 19.00
2011 21.00
2012 7.00
2013 13.00
2014 13.00
2015 6.00
2016 3.00
2017 8.00
2018 10.00
2019 15.00
2020 3.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Iceland was 44.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 71.00 in 2002 and 14.00 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 19.00
1981 14.00
1982 18.00
1983 32.00
1984 28.00
1985 21.00
1986 29.00
1987 28.00
1988 16.00
1989 18.00
1990 17.00
1991 34.00
1992 28.00
1993 34.00
1994 22.00
1995 19.00
1996 16.00
1997 22.00
1998 41.00
1999 35.00
2000 51.00
2001 49.00
2002 71.00
2003 57.00
2004 66.00
2005 47.00
2006 45.00
2007 61.00
2008 50.00
2009 64.00
2010 57.00
2011 50.00
2012 37.00
2013 33.00
2014 51.00
2015 40.00
2016 35.00
2017 36.00
2018 56.00
2019 47.00
2020 44.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology