South Asia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in South Asia was 34,811.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 35,501.00 in 2012, while its lowest value was 208.00 in 1983.

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 2,355.00
1981 2,069.00
1982 2,131.00
1983 208.00
1984 2,473.00
1985 2,670.00
1986 2,677.00
1987 2,708.00
1988 2,705.00
1989 2,770.00
1990 3,356.00
1991 2,999.00
1992 2,963.00
1993 3,279.00
1994 3,933.00
1995 5,973.00
1996 7,945.00
1997 9,590.00
1998 8,324.00
1999 4,157.00
2000 7,979.00
2001 9,853.00
2002 10,277.00
2003 10,707.00
2004 14,923.00
2005 21,307.00
2006 25,447.00
2007 30,920.00
2008 32,304.00
2009 27,500.00
2010 32,400.00
2011 34,830.00
2012 35,501.00
2013 33,592.00
2014 31,875.00
2015 34,396.00
2016 33,081.00
2017 32,679.00
2018 34,920.00
2019 35,351.00
2020 34,811.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in South Asia was 23,872.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 23,872.00 in 2020 and 56.00 in 1983.

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 1,291.00
1981 1,112.00
1982 1,180.00
1983 56.00
1984 1,081.00
1985 1,050.00
1986 1,041.00
1987 1,052.00
1988 1,083.00
1989 1,108.00
1990 1,225.00
1991 1,358.00
1992 1,374.00
1993 1,319.00
1994 1,698.00
1995 1,715.00
1996 1,749.00
1997 2,080.00
1998 2,378.00
1999 2,418.00
2000 2,393.00
2001 2,616.00
2002 2,914.00
2003 3,635.00
2004 4,255.00
2005 5,063.00
2006 5,952.00
2007 6,585.00
2008 6,856.00
2009 7,519.00
2010 9,258.00
2011 9,172.00
2012 9,723.00
2013 11,229.00
2014 12,240.00
2015 13,059.00
2016 13,775.00
2017 15,512.00
2018 17,008.00
2019 20,192.00
2020 23,872.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology