Papua New Guinea: Patent applications by residents

The latest value from 2015 is 1 patent applications, unchanged from 1 patent applications in 2008. In comparison, the world average is 16071 patent applications, based on data from 116 countries. Historically, the average for Papua New Guinea from 2008 to 2015 is 1 patent applications. The minimum value, 1 patent applications, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 1 patent applications was recorded in 2008. 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.