Uruguay - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Uruguay was 500.00 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 37 years was 761.00 in 2010, while its lowest value was 101.00 in 1987.

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 213.00
1981 227.00
1982 157.00
1983 174.00
1984 147.00
1985 105.00
1986 124.00
1987 101.00
1988 144.00
1989 111.00
1991 137.00
1992 140.00
1993 147.00
1994 151.00
1995 221.00
1996 182.00
1997 370.00
1998 469.00
1999 525.00
2000 572.00
2001 543.00
2002 466.00
2003 504.00
2004 514.00
2005 589.00
2006 725.00
2007 739.00
2008 706.00
2009 750.00
2010 761.00
2011 667.00
2012 678.00
2014 639.00
2015 532.00
2017 500.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Uruguay was 23.00 as of 2017. Over the past 37 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 71.00 in 1981 and 18.00 in 1994.

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
1980 70.00
1981 71.00
1982 49.00
1983 40.00
1984 43.00
1985 63.00
1986 39.00
1987 34.00
1988 28.00
1989 23.00
1991 34.00
1992 39.00
1993 29.00
1994 18.00
1995 35.00
1996 25.00
1997 32.00
1998 27.00
1999 27.00
2000 44.00
2001 52.00
2002 30.00
2003 45.00
2004 37.00
2005 24.00
2006 31.00
2007 35.00
2008 33.00
2009 30.00
2010 23.00
2011 20.00
2012 22.00
2014 37.00
2015 26.00
2017 23.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology