Papua New Guinea - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Papua New Guinea was 53.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 79.00 in 2013, while its lowest value was 33.00 in 2018.

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
2008 45.00
2013 79.00
2015 46.00
2018 33.00
2019 63.00
2020 53.00

Patent applications, residents

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
2008 1.000
2015 1.000

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology