
Trinidad and Tobago: Patent applications by residents
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Patent applications by residents |
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Latest value | 1 |
Year | 2020 |
Measure | patent applications |
Data availability | 1980 - 2020 |
Average | 7 |
Min - Max | 1 - 29 |
Source | The World Intellectual Property Organization |
For that indicator, we provide data for Trinidad and Tobago from 1980 to 2020. The average value for Trinidad and Tobago during that period was 7 patent applications with a minimum of 1 patent applications in 2005 and a maximum of 29 patent applications in 1993.
The latest value from 2020 is 1 patent applications. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 117
countries is 19040 patent applications.
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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.
Related indicators | Latest value | Reference | Measure |
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Innovation index | 19.80 | 2022 | points |
Research and development expenditure | 0.06 | 2019 | percent |
Information technology exports | 0.06 | 2021 | percent |
High tech exports | 5.25 | 2021 | million U.S. dollars |
High tech exports, percent of manufactured exports | 0.10 | 2021 | percent |
Patent applications by residents | 1 | 2020 | patent applications |