Sudan - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Sudan was 7.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 67.00 in 1983, while its lowest value was 1.00 in 2015.

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
1983 67.00
1992 26.00
1999 4.00
2000 16.00
2001 13.00
2002 20.00
2003 11.00
2004 17.00
2005 16.00
2006 13.00
2007 13.00
2008 3.00
2009 2.00
2010 2.00
2011 3.00
2014 8.00
2015 1.00
2016 1.00
2017 12.00
2018 31.00
2019 7.00
2020 7.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Sudan was 153.00 as of 2020. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 349.00 in 2018 and 1.00 in 2001.

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
1983 7.00
1999 2.00
2000 6.00
2001 1.00
2002 2.00
2003 6.00
2004 4.00
2005 6.00
2006 3.00
2007 3.00
2008 340.00
2009 332.00
2010 252.00
2011 249.00
2013 269.00
2015 267.00
2016 284.00
2017 281.00
2018 349.00
2019 238.00
2020 153.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology