Mauritius - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Mauritius was 19.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 36.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 1990.

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 10.00
1981 19.00
1982 8.00
1985 5.00
1986 21.00
1987 5.00
1988 14.00
1989 11.00
1990 3.00
1991 8.00
1992 12.00
1993 4.00
1994 12.00
1995 4.00
1996 19.00
1997 12.00
1998 12.00
2008 22.00
2011 19.00
2012 14.00
2013 18.00
2014 18.00
2015 20.00
2016 36.00
2017 18.00
2018 13.00
2019 23.00
2020 19.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Mauritius was 6.00 as of 2020. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 16.00 in 2018 and 1.00 in 1990.

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
1981 2.00
1985 4.00
1988 3.00
1990 1.00
1991 2.00
1993 2.00
1994 5.00
1995 3.00
1996 3.00
1997 3.00
1998 3.00
2008 2.00
2011 1.00
2012 4.00
2013 2.00
2014 3.00
2015 1.00
2016 2.00
2017 1.00
2018 16.00
2019 4.00
2020 6.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology