Moldova - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Moldova was 11.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 296.00 in 1994, while its lowest value was 3.00 in 2003.

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
1993 36.00
1994 296.00
1995 39.00
1996 135.00
1997 57.00
1998 23.00
1999 15.00
2000 10.00
2001 17.00
2002 30.00
2003 3.00
2004 9.00
2005 11.00
2006 9.00
2007 14.00
2008 22.00
2009 5.00
2010 11.00
2011 11.00
2012 22.00
2013 29.00
2014 72.00
2015 60.00
2016 64.00
2017 37.00
2018 21.00
2019 15.00
2020 11.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Moldova was 85.00 as of 2020. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 437.00 in 2001 and 64.00 in 2015.

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
1993 67.00
1994 237.00
1995 270.00
1996 289.00
1997 295.00
1998 257.00
1999 256.00
2000 240.00
2001 437.00
2002 239.00
2003 293.00
2004 297.00
2005 377.00
2006 303.00
2007 333.00
2008 273.00
2009 134.00
2010 139.00
2011 97.00
2012 93.00
2013 67.00
2014 67.00
2015 64.00
2016 91.00
2017 73.00
2018 92.00
2019 85.00
2020 85.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology