Jamaica - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Jamaica was 47.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 157.00 in 2007, while its lowest value was 39.00 in 1991.

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 93.00
1984 93.00
1987 101.00
1990 77.00
1991 39.00
1992 59.00
1993 64.00
1994 60.00
1995 54.00
1996 77.00
1997 61.00
2000 90.00
2001 72.00
2002 54.00
2003 41.00
2004 61.00
2005 59.00
2006 132.00
2007 157.00
2008 121.00
2009 110.00
2010 142.00
2011 93.00
2012 82.00
2013 97.00
2014 122.00
2015 63.00
2016 59.00
2017 57.00
2018 53.00
2019 51.00
2020 47.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Jamaica was 10.00 as of 2020. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 33.00 in 2014 and 2.00 in 1996.

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 15.00
1984 10.00
1987 3.00
1990 4.00
1991 4.00
1992 6.00
1993 9.00
1994 6.00
1995 7.00
1996 2.00
1997 9.00
2000 11.00
2001 4.00
2002 15.00
2003 9.00
2004 11.00
2005 10.00
2006 21.00
2007 6.00
2008 15.00
2009 17.00
2010 14.00
2011 20.00
2012 25.00
2013 22.00
2014 33.00
2015 7.00
2016 19.00
2017 11.00
2018 26.00
2019 14.00
2020 10.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology