Angola: Patent applications by residents
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Angola |
Patent applications by residents |
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Latest value | 2 |
Year | 2019 |
Measure | patent applications |
Data availability | 1992 - 2019 |
Average | 4 |
Min - Max | 2 - 6 |
Source | The World Intellectual Property Organization |
The latest value from 2019 is 2 patent applications, a decline from 6 patent applications in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 19057 patent applications, based on data from 113 countries. Historically, the average for Angola from 1992 to 2019 is 4 patent applications. The minimum value, 2 patent applications, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 6 patent applications was recorded in 2018.
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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.
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