Madagascar - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Madagascar was 21.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 67.00 in 2007, while its lowest value was 16.00 in 1995.

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
1994 20.00
1995 16.00
1996 23.00
1997 36.00
1998 30.00
1999 37.00
2000 48.00
2001 38.00
2002 25.00
2003 20.00
2004 22.00
2005 35.00
2006 40.00
2007 67.00
2008 63.00
2009 43.00
2010 34.00
2011 58.00
2012 40.00
2013 47.00
2014 29.00
2015 16.00
2016 30.00
2017 42.00
2018 37.00
2019 30.00
2020 21.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Madagascar was 6.00 as of 2020. Over the past 26 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 22.00 in 1995 and 1.00 in 2009.

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
1994 9.00
1995 22.00
1996 7.00
1997 9.00
1998 14.00
1999 10.00
2000 7.00
2002 4.00
2003 3.00
2004 16.00
2005 7.00
2006 4.00
2007 9.00
2008 14.00
2009 1.00
2010 9.00
2011 3.00
2012 4.00
2013 4.00
2014 5.00
2015 3.00
2016 6.00
2017 9.00
2018 9.00
2020 6.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology