Rwanda - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Rwanda was 1.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 30.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 1985.

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 3.00
1981 7.00
1982 2.00
1983 3.00
1984 6.00
1985 1.00
1986 1.00
1987 2.00
1988 5.00
1989 1.00
1990 4.00
1991 1.00
1992 2.00
1994 3.00
1999 4.00
2012 30.00
2014 7.00
2015 1.00
2016 3.00
2017 2.00
2018 1.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Rwanda was 6.00 as of 2018. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 40.00 in 2012 and 1.00 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
1988 1.00
2012 40.00
2014 5.00
2015 5.00
2016 3.00
2017 4.00
2018 6.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology