Russia: Patent applications by residents

For that indicator, we provide data for Russia from 1992 to 2020. The average value for Russia during that period was 24691 patent applications with a minimum of 15106 patent applications in 1997 and a maximum of 39494 patent applications in 1992. The latest value from 2020 is 23759 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.