North Macedonia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in North Macedonia was 4.00 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 209.00 in 2002, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 2010.

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 50.00
1994 178.00
1995 76.00
1996 13.00
1997 118.00
1998 60.00
1999 2.00
2000 53.00
2001 59.00
2002 209.00
2003 23.00
2004 9.00
2005 15.00
2006 4.00
2007 13.00
2008 5.00
2009 11.00
2010 1.00
2011 3.00
2012 3.00
2013 4.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in North Macedonia was 47.00 as of 2020. Over the past 27 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 105.00 in 2007 and 27.00 in 2010.

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 78.00
1994 58.00
1995 100.00
1996 52.00
1997 66.00
1998 84.00
1999 64.00
2000 71.00
2001 66.00
2002 42.00
2003 48.00
2004 44.00
2005 53.00
2006 55.00
2007 105.00
2008 34.00
2009 39.00
2010 27.00
2011 37.00
2012 50.00
2013 42.00
2020 47.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology