Tunisia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Tunisia was 271.00 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 543.00 in 2011, while its lowest value was 58.00 in 2002.

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 214.00
1981 183.00
1983 197.00
1984 201.00
1985 202.00
1986 139.00
1987 120.00
1988 118.00
1989 118.00
1990 134.00
1991 104.00
1992 98.00
1993 100.00
1994 106.00
1995 115.00
1996 128.00
1997 174.00
1998 200.00
1999 190.00
2000 210.00
2001 156.00
2002 58.00
2003 120.00
2004 223.00
2005 282.00
2006 379.00
2007 416.00
2008 472.00
2009 452.00
2010 508.00
2011 543.00
2012 476.00
2013 437.00
2014 400.00
2015 409.00
2016 348.00
2017 383.00
2018 271.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Tunisia was 180.00 as of 2018. Over the past 38 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 235.00 in 2016 and 12.00 in 1984.

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 27.00
1981 28.00
1983 19.00
1984 12.00
1985 14.00
1986 28.00
1987 26.00
1988 20.00
1989 26.00
1990 27.00
1991 26.00
1992 22.00
1993 42.00
1994 39.00
1995 31.00
1996 45.00
1997 41.00
1998 38.00
1999 67.00
2000 47.00
2001 22.00
2002 45.00
2003 35.00
2004 46.00
2005 56.00
2006 77.00
2007 76.00
2008 76.00
2009 105.00
2010 113.00
2011 137.00
2012 150.00
2013 112.00
2014 142.00
2015 180.00
2016 235.00
2017 172.00
2018 180.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology