Malaysia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Malaysia was 5,839.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 6,480.00 in 2019, while its lowest value was 233.00 in 1986.

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
1985 1,329.00
1986 233.00
1987 3,195.00
1988 1,547.00
1989 1,803.00
1990 2,213.00
1991 2,321.00
1992 2,260.00
1993 2,684.00
1994 3,364.00
1995 3,911.00
1996 5,354.00
1997 6,272.00
1998 5,770.00
1999 5,624.00
2000 6,021.00
2001 5,663.00
2002 4,615.00
2003 4,686.00
2004 4,920.00
2005 5,764.00
2006 4,269.00
2007 1,702.00
2008 4,485.00
2009 4,503.00
2010 5,152.00
2011 5,376.00
2012 5,826.00
2013 6,006.00
2014 6,267.00
2015 6,455.00
2016 6,127.00
2017 5,906.00
2018 6,179.00
2019 6,480.00
2020 5,839.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Malaysia was 989.00 as of 2020. Over the past 35 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,353.00 in 2014 and 8.00 in 1985.

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
1985 8.00
1986 29.00
1987 71.00
1988 73.00
1989 84.00
1990 92.00
1991 106.00
1992 151.00
1993 198.00
1994 223.00
1995 141.00
1996 221.00
1997 179.00
1998 193.00
1999 218.00
2000 206.00
2001 271.00
2002 322.00
2003 376.00
2004 522.00
2005 522.00
2006 531.00
2007 670.00
2008 818.00
2009 1,234.00
2010 1,231.00
2011 1,076.00
2012 1,114.00
2013 1,199.00
2014 1,353.00
2015 1,272.00
2016 1,109.00
2017 1,166.00
2018 1,116.00
2019 1,071.00
2020 989.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology