United Arab Emirates - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in United Arab Emirates was 1,869 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 1,869 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1,263 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
2010 1,263
2011 1,318
2012 1,327
2013 1,402
2014 1,438
2015 1,714
2016 1,642
2017 1,733
2018 1,723
2019 1,843
2020 1,869

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in United Arab Emirates was 39.00 as of 2020. Over the past 10 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 63.00 in 2017 and 21.00 in 2013.

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
2010 25.00
2011 33.00
2012 23.00
2013 21.00
2014 29.00
2015 35.00
2016 57.00
2017 63.00
2018 57.00
2019 55.00
2020 39.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology