Democratic Republic of the Congo: Patent applications by residents

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 Democratic Republic of the Congo

Patent applications by residents

 Latest value 72
 Year 2020
 Measure patent applications
 Data availability 2018 - 2020
 Average 53
 Min - Max 42 - 72
 Source The World Intellectual Property Organization
The latest value from 2020 is 72 patent applications, an increase from 42 patent applications in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 18880 patent applications, based on data from 118 countries. Historically, the average for Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2018 to 2020 is 53 patent applications. The minimum value, 42 patent applications, was reached in 2019 while the maximum of 72 patent applications was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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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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 Research and development expenditure 0.41 2015 percent
 Information technology exports 0.01 2021 percent
 High tech exports 17.60 2022 million U.S. dollars
 High tech exports, percent of manufactured exports 0.72 2022 percent
 Patent applications by residents 72 2020 patent applications
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