Norway - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Norway was 564.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 5,431.00 in 2007, while its lowest value was 457.00 in 2014.

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 3,247.00
1981 3,785.00
1982 3,733.00
1983 4,068.00
1984 4,332.00
1985 3,694.00
1986 3,519.00
1987 4,616.00
1988 4,933.00
1989 4,324.00
1990 4,745.00
1991 4,213.00
1992 4,120.00
1993 3,886.00
1994 4,072.00
1995 4,280.00
1996 4,336.00
1997 4,959.00
1998 5,006.00
1999 5,255.00
2000 5,389.00
2001 5,242.00
2002 5,109.00
2003 4,782.00
2004 4,348.00
2005 4,843.00
2006 4,957.00
2007 5,431.00
2008 4,280.00
2009 2,358.00
2010 696.00
2011 654.00
2012 555.00
2013 648.00
2014 457.00
2015 652.00
2016 833.00
2017 908.00
2018 592.00
2019 582.00
2020 564.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Norway was 880.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,335.00 in 1999 and 693.00 in 1982.

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 716.00
1981 714.00
1982 693.00
1983 825.00
1984 961.00
1985 923.00
1986 903.00
1987 884.00
1988 904.00
1989 1,015.00
1990 899.00
1991 924.00
1992 941.00
1993 1,031.00
1994 1,074.00
1995 1,128.00
1996 1,291.00
1997 1,256.00
1998 1,213.00
1999 1,335.00
2000 1,311.00
2001 1,189.00
2002 1,178.00
2003 1,079.00
2004 1,142.00
2005 1,143.00
2006 1,119.00
2007 1,225.00
2008 1,150.00
2009 1,246.00
2010 1,117.00
2011 1,122.00
2012 1,009.00
2013 1,101.00
2014 1,106.00
2015 1,153.00
2016 1,227.00
2017 1,152.00
2018 1,082.00
2019 957.00
2020 880.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology