Sweden - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Sweden was 432.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 5,086.00 in 1980, while its lowest value was 148.00 in 2012.

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 5,086.00
1981 3,968.00
1982 3,442.00
1983 2,958.00
1984 2,705.00
1985 2,322.00
1986 1,939.00
1987 1,695.00
1988 1,462.00
1989 1,270.00
1990 1,073.00
1991 702.00
1992 657.00
1993 614.00
1994 636.00
1995 924.00
1996 857.00
1997 940.00
1998 753.00
1999 853.00
2000 844.00
2001 574.00
2002 597.00
2003 703.00
2004 462.00
2005 438.00
2006 413.00
2007 398.00
2008 306.00
2009 463.00
2010 353.00
2011 337.00
2012 148.00
2013 163.00
2014 441.00
2015 390.00
2016 352.00
2017 305.00
2018 442.00
2019 388.00
2020 432.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Sweden was 1,764 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 4,283 in 1983 and 1,764 in 2020.

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 4,106
1981 3,914
1982 4,087
1983 4,283
1984 3,969
1985 3,840
1986 3,685
1987 3,521
1988 3,260
1989 3,147
1990 3,108
1991 3,154
1992 3,291
1993 3,760
1994 3,953
1995 3,941
1996 4,111
1997 4,130
1998 3,972
1999 4,142
2000 4,224
2001 3,926
2002 3,358
2003 3,025
2004 2,768
2005 2,522
2006 2,446
2007 2,527
2008 2,549
2009 2,186
2010 2,196
2011 2,004
2012 2,288
2013 2,332
2014 1,984
2015 2,038
2016 2,032
2017 1,992
2018 1,838
2019 1,802
2020 1,764

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology