Mozambique - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Mozambique was 14.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 21 years was 46.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 2001.

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
1999 18.00
2000 8.00
2001 1.00
2002 9.00
2003 16.00
2004 4.00
2005 14.00
2006 17.00
2007 26.00
2008 14.00
2009 17.00
2010 25.00
2011 15.00
2012 26.00
2013 30.00
2014 46.00
2015 30.00
2016 25.00
2017 26.00
2018 13.00
2019 24.00
2020 14.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Mozambique was 26.00 as of 2020. Over the past 21 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 34.00 in 2018 and 1.00 in 2006.

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
1999 2.00
2006 1.00
2007 18.00
2008 2.00
2009 7.00
2010 15.00
2011 8.00
2012 14.00
2013 13.00
2014 14.00
2015 24.00
2016 15.00
2017 24.00
2018 34.00
2019 23.00
2020 26.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology