Trinidad and Tobago: Patent applications by residents

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 Trinidad and Tobago

Patent applications by residents

 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. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Trinidad and Tobago - Patent applications by residents - recent values

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Trinidad and Tobago - Patent applications by residents - historical chart - 1980-2020


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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 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
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