Samoa: Patent applications by residents
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Samoa |
Patent applications by residents |
---|---|
Latest value | 1 |
Year | 2021 |
Measure | patent applications |
Data availability | 1981 - 2021 |
Average | 1 |
Min - Max | 1 - 2 |
Source | The World Intellectual Property Organization |
The latest value from 2021 is 1 patent applications, a decline from 2 patent applications in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 20444 patent applications, based on data from 112 countries. Historically, the average for Samoa from 1981 to 2021 is 1 patent applications. The minimum value, 1 patent applications, was reached in 2014 while the maximum of 2 patent applications was recorded in 1981.
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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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