Uruguay: Patent applications by residents

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 Uruguay

Patent applications by residents

 Latest value 23
 Year 2017
 Measure patent applications
 Data availability 1980 - 2017
 Average 35
 Min - Max 18 - 71
 Source The World Intellectual Property Organization
The latest value from 2017 is 23 patent applications, a decline from 26 patent applications in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 18092 patent applications, based on data from 120 countries. Historically, the average for Uruguay from 1980 to 2017 is 35 patent applications. The minimum value, 18 patent applications, was reached in 1994 while the maximum of 71 patent applications was recorded in 1981. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Uruguay - Patent applications by residents - Recent values chart

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Uruguay - Patent applications by residents - historical chart - 1980-2017




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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 Patent applications by residents 23 2017 patent applications
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