Brazil: Patent applications by residents

For that indicator, we provide data for Brazil from 1980 to 2020. The average value for Brazil during that period was 3409 patent applications with a minimum of 1855 patent applications in 1986 and a maximum of 5480 patent applications in 2017. The latest value from 2020 is 5280 patent applications. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 117 countries is 19040 patent applications. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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.