Denmark - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Denmark was 217.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 6,124.00 in 1988, while its lowest value was 131.00 in 1999.

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 4,605.00
1981 4,745.00
1982 4,706.00
1983 4,920.00
1984 5,312.00
1985 5,236.00
1986 5,386.00
1987 4,759.00
1988 6,124.00
1989 4,683.00
1990 1,843.00
1991 370.00
1992 361.00
1993 254.00
1994 176.00
1995 250.00
1996 196.00
1997 218.00
1998 166.00
1999 131.00
2000 140.00
2001 188.00
2002 169.00
2003 153.00
2004 138.00
2005 165.00
2006 188.00
2007 197.00
2008 195.00
2009 131.00
2010 142.00
2011 197.00
2012 229.00
2013 193.00
2014 206.00
2015 270.00
2016 298.00
2017 282.00
2018 239.00
2019 228.00
2020 217.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Denmark was 1,261.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,877.00 in 2004 and 856.00 in 1985.

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 964.00
1981 1,085.00
1982 1,095.00
1983 1,167.00
1984 966.00
1985 856.00
1986 958.00
1987 1,007.00
1988 1,197.00
1989 1,120.00
1990 1,218.00
1991 1,061.00
1992 1,204.00
1993 1,159.00
1994 1,274.00
1995 1,234.00
1996 1,309.00
1997 1,319.00
1998 1,543.00
1999 1,656.00
2000 1,730.00
2001 1,757.00
2002 1,815.00
2003 1,772.00
2004 1,877.00
2005 1,658.00
2006 1,503.00
2007 1,660.00
2008 1,634.00
2009 1,518.00
2010 1,626.00
2011 1,574.00
2012 1,406.00
2013 1,341.00
2014 1,377.00
2015 1,462.00
2016 1,552.00
2017 1,490.00
2018 1,262.00
2019 1,351.00
2020 1,261.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology