New Zealand - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in New Zealand was 5,417 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 8,259 in 1997, while its lowest value was 1,866 in 1993.

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 2,290
1981 2,424
1982 2,547
1983 2,683
1984 3,011
1985 2,967
1986 3,128
1987 3,368
1988 3,622
1989 3,660
1990 3,869
1991 3,550
1992 3,390
1993 1,866
1994 2,517
1995 3,435
1996 6,192
1997 8,259
1998 4,519
1999 6,541
2000 5,585
2001 5,507
2002 5,109
2003 5,028
2004 4,900
2005 5,112
2006 5,212
2007 5,952
2008 4,468
2009 4,803
2010 5,051
2011 4,708
2012 5,674
2013 5,167
2014 6,092
2015 5,317
2016 5,311
2017 5,146
2018 5,221
2019 5,690
2020 5,417

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in New Zealand was 348.00 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,153.00 in 2006 and 324.00 in 2019.

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 1,148.00
1981 1,033.00
1982 986.00
1983 1,110.00
1984 1,001.00
1985 1,008.00
1986 957.00
1987 912.00
1988 803.00
1989 807.00
1990 802.00
1991 983.00
1992 1,031.00
1993 1,236.00
1994 1,254.00
1995 1,284.00
1996 1,275.00
1997 1,572.00
1998 1,181.00
1999 1,420.00
2000 1,463.00
2001 1,768.00
2002 1,839.00
2003 1,845.00
2004 1,631.00
2005 1,893.00
2006 2,153.00
2007 1,892.00
2008 1,256.00
2009 1,555.00
2010 1,585.00
2011 1,501.00
2012 1,425.00
2013 1,614.00
2014 1,636.00
2015 1,184.00
2016 1,075.00
2017 1,014.00
2018 1,017.00
2019 324.00
2020 348.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology