Zambia - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Zambia was 11.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 113.00 in 1980, while its lowest value was 6.00 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 113.00
1981 107.00
1982 91.00
1983 91.00
1984 79.00
1985 105.00
1986 108.00
1987 99.00
1988 74.00
1989 50.00
1990 50.00
1991 47.00
1992 64.00
1993 60.00
1995 39.00
1996 36.00
1999 34.00
2001 25.00
2002 6.00
2003 10.00
2004 27.00
2005 22.00
2006 9.00
2007 20.00
2008 17.00
2009 9.00
2010 12.00
2011 21.00
2012 31.00
2013 26.00
2014 25.00
2015 12.00
2016 18.00
2017 10.00
2018 13.00
2019 21.00
2020 11.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Zambia was 16.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 26.00 in 2008 and 1.00 in 1981.

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 2.00
1981 1.00
1982 1.00
1983 1.00
1988 7.00
1989 3.00
1990 7.00
1991 1.00
1992 7.00
1993 4.00
1995 4.00
1996 6.00
1999 5.00
2001 6.00
2002 3.00
2003 3.00
2004 1.00
2005 5.00
2006 4.00
2007 19.00
2008 26.00
2009 9.00
2010 5.00
2011 3.00
2012 7.00
2013 13.00
2014 14.00
2015 20.00
2016 15.00
2017 12.00
2018 11.00
2019 2.00
2020 16.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology