Pakistan - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Pakistan was 562.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 1,647.00 in 2006, while its lowest value was 369.00 in 1980.

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
1980 369.00
1990 524.00
1991 502.00
1992 605.00
1993 617.00
1994 574.00
1995 678.00
1996 799.00
1997 1,049.00
1998 1,275.00
1999 1,089.00
2000 1,149.00
2001 1,168.00
2002 1,057.00
2003 1,070.00
2004 1,008.00
2005 1,141.00
2006 1,647.00
2007 1,449.00
2008 1,375.00
2010 980.00
2011 861.00
2012 798.00
2013 783.00
2014 776.00
2015 677.00
2016 636.00
2017 505.00
2018 586.00
2019 561.00
2020 562.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Pakistan was 338.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 338.00 in 2020 and 16.00 in 1996.

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
1980 37.00
1990 23.00
1991 22.00
1992 17.00
1993 19.00
1994 31.00
1995 21.00
1996 16.00
1997 27.00
1998 45.00
1999 44.00
2000 46.00
2001 58.00
2002 55.00
2003 57.00
2004 73.00
2005 143.00
2006 91.00
2007 109.00
2008 170.00
2010 114.00
2011 92.00
2012 96.00
2013 151.00
2014 146.00
2015 209.00
2016 204.00
2017 193.00
2018 306.00
2019 313.00
2020 338.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology