Trinidad and Tobago - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Trinidad and Tobago was 111.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 317.00 in 2007, while its lowest value was 54.00 in 1992.

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 123.00
1982 83.00
1992 54.00
1993 62.00
1994 70.00
1995 63.00
1996 110.00
1997 154.00
1998 107.00
1999 120.00
2000 154.00
2001 239.00
2002 221.00
2003 231.00
2004 205.00
2005 205.00
2006 278.00
2007 317.00
2008 280.00
2012 213.00
2013 174.00
2014 184.00
2015 165.00
2016 133.00
2017 171.00
2018 135.00
2019 112.00
2020 111.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Trinidad and Tobago was 1.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 29.00 in 1993 and 1.00 in 2005.

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 7.00
1982 10.00
1992 13.00
1993 29.00
1994 13.00
1995 24.00
1996 9.00
1997 17.00
2002 2.00
2004 3.00
2005 1.00
2007 2.00
2008 1.00
2012 2.00
2014 4.00
2015 3.00
2016 3.00
2018 4.00
2019 1.00
2020 1.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology