Mexico - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Mexico was 13,180 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 16,707 in 2015, while its lowest value was 3,071 in 1986.

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 4,768
1981 5,232
1982 4,763
1983 3,861
1984 3,771
1985 3,091
1986 3,071
1987 3,509
1988 3,748
1989 3,817
1990 4,400
1991 4,707
1992 7,130
1993 7,659
1994 9,446
1995 4,961
1996 6,365
1997 10,111
1998 10,440
1999 11,655
2000 12,630
2001 13,031
2002 12,536
2003 11,739
2004 12,633
2005 13,851
2006 14,931
2007 15,970
2008 15,896
2009 13,459
2010 13,625
2011 12,990
2012 14,020
2013 14,234
2014 14,889
2015 16,707
2016 16,103
2017 15,850
2018 14,869
2019 14,636
2020 13,180

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Mexico was 1,132.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,555.00 in 2018 and 386.00 in 1996.

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 704.00
1981 765.00
1982 550.00
1983 730.00
1984 688.00
1985 590.00
1986 629.00
1987 742.00
1988 652.00
1989 757.00
1990 661.00
1991 564.00
1992 565.00
1993 553.00
1994 498.00
1995 432.00
1996 386.00
1997 420.00
1998 453.00
1999 455.00
2000 431.00
2001 534.00
2002 526.00
2003 468.00
2004 565.00
2005 584.00
2006 574.00
2007 629.00
2008 685.00
2009 822.00
2010 951.00
2011 1,065.00
2012 1,294.00
2013 1,210.00
2014 1,246.00
2015 1,364.00
2016 1,310.00
2017 1,334.00
2018 1,555.00
2019 1,305.00
2020 1,132.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology