Bulgaria: Patent applications by residents
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Bulgaria |
Patent applications by residents |
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Latest value | 165 |
Year | 2021 |
Measure | patent applications |
Data availability | 1980 - 2021 |
Average | 641 |
Min - Max | 1 - 3,843 |
Source | The World Intellectual Property Organization |
The latest value from 2021 is 165 patent applications, a decline from 239 patent applications in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 20444 patent applications, based on data from 112 countries. Historically, the average for Bulgaria from 1980 to 2021 is 641 patent applications. The minimum value, 1 patent applications, was reached in 1986 while the maximum of 3843 patent applications was recorded in 1984.
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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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