Portugal - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Portugal was 263.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 3,541.00 in 1990, while its lowest value was 18.00 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 1,731.00
1981 1,843.00
1982 1,734.00
1983 1,760.00
1984 1,756.00
1985 1,906.00
1986 2,191.00
1987 2,258.00
1988 2,410.00
1989 3,311.00
1990 3,541.00
1991 3,453.00
1992 1,138.00
1993 180.00
1994 88.00
1995 120.00
1996 76.00
1997 101.00
1998 61.00
1999 114.00
2000 65.00
2001 56.00
2002 49.00
2003 40.00
2004 64.00
2005 47.00
2006 36.00
2007 31.00
2008 24.00
2009 46.00
2010 46.00
2011 75.00
2012 26.00
2013 22.00
2014 18.00
2015 20.00
2016 27.00
2017 36.00
2018 29.00
2019 104.00
2020 263.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Portugal was 695.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 925.00 in 2015 and 54.00 in 1988.

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 92.00
1981 90.00
1982 92.00
1983 91.00
1984 96.00
1985 85.00
1986 77.00
1987 61.00
1988 54.00
1989 86.00
1990 101.00
1991 102.00
1992 69.00
1993 88.00
1994 103.00
1995 81.00
1996 86.00
1997 71.00
1998 96.00
1999 81.00
2000 81.00
2001 107.00
2002 130.00
2003 125.00
2004 123.00
2005 158.00
2006 184.00
2007 250.00
2008 381.00
2009 571.00
2010 499.00
2011 571.00
2012 621.00
2013 647.00
2014 722.00
2015 925.00
2016 724.00
2017 644.00
2018 661.00
2019 703.00
2020 695.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology