Netherlands - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Netherlands was 825.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 5,532.00 in 1980, while its lowest value was 240.00 in 2010.

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 5,532.00
1981 4,228.00
1982 3,212.00
1983 2,611.00
1984 2,139.00
1985 1,658.00
1986 1,464.00
1987 1,201.00
1988 1,068.00
1989 993.00
1990 764.00
1991 595.00
1992 555.00
1993 560.00
1994 501.00
1995 569.00
1996 633.00
1997 637.00
1998 549.00
1999 506.00
2000 529.00
2001 543.00
2002 481.00
2003 573.00
2004 556.00
2005 633.00
2006 548.00
2007 367.00
2008 311.00
2009 279.00
2010 240.00
2011 310.00
2012 338.00
2013 449.00
2014 288.00
2015 287.00
2016 314.00
2017 365.00
2018 394.00
2019 449.00
2020 825.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Netherlands was 2,198 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,585 in 2011 and 1,605 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 1,826
1981 1,897
1982 1,873
1983 1,889
1984 1,840
1985 1,938
1986 1,866
1987 1,970
1988 2,158
1989 2,205
1990 2,147
1991 1,605
1992 1,753
1993 1,733
1994 1,748
1995 2,123
1996 2,348
1997 2,391
1998 2,451
1999 2,545
2000 2,465
2001 2,110
2002 2,122
2003 2,288
2004 2,187
2005 2,217
2006 2,168
2007 2,079
2008 2,421
2009 2,575
2010 2,527
2011 2,585
2012 2,375
2013 2,315
2014 2,294
2015 2,207
2016 2,290
2017 2,241
2018 2,111
2019 2,228
2020 2,198

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology