Ecuador - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Ecuador was 374.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 847.00 in 2008, while its lowest value was 75.00 in 1991.

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 152.00
1981 180.00
1982 122.00
1983 112.00
1984 96.00
1986 104.00
1987 78.00
1988 97.00
1989 94.00
1991 75.00
1992 84.00
1993 100.00
1994 335.00
1995 270.00
1996 354.00
1997 302.00
1999 475.00
2000 541.00
2001 256.00
2002 101.00
2003 415.00
2004 489.00
2005 580.00
2006 751.00
2007 794.00
2008 847.00
2009 668.00
2010 690.00
2013 475.00
2014 358.00
2015 475.00
2016 329.00
2017 401.00
2018 371.00
2019 408.00
2020 374.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Ecuador was 33.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 45.00 in 2016 and 2.00 in 2008.

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 35.00
1981 14.00
1982 22.00
1983 24.00
1984 24.00
1986 27.00
1987 21.00
1988 24.00
1989 26.00
1991 13.00
1992 23.00
1993 21.00
1994 4.00
1995 8.00
1996 7.00
1997 8.00
1999 15.00
2000 10.00
2001 7.00
2002 13.00
2003 7.00
2004 14.00
2005 11.00
2006 8.00
2007 4.00
2008 2.00
2009 6.00
2010 4.00
2013 7.00
2014 24.00
2015 20.00
2016 45.00
2017 16.00
2018 34.00
2019 29.00
2020 33.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology