St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in St. Vincent and the Grenadines was 5.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 8.00 in 2014, while its lowest value was 2.00 in 2000.

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
1996 8.00
2000 2.00
2012 2.00
2013 8.00
2014 8.00
2015 7.00
2017 3.00
2018 4.00
2019 3.00
2020 5.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology