Patent applications, residents in Czechia

Czechia: Patent applications, residents was 541 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
541
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
42nd
of 135 countries
All-time high
984
in 2013
All-time low
526
in 2002
Years of data
29
1993–2021

Patent applications, residents in Czechia, 1993–2021

02004006008001.0k1993200720211993: 8931994: 7561995: 6261996: 6141997: 5791998: 6241999: 5962000: 5552001: 5682002: 5262003: 6252004: 6232005: 5862006: 6412007: 7162008: 7122009: 7892010: 8682011: 7832012: 8672013: 9842014: 9102015: 8802016: 7922017: 7942018: 6782019: 7652020: 6732021: 541

Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications, residents in Czechia is 541, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Czechia peaked at 984 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 526, in 2002.

Czechia ranks 42nd of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Patent applications, residents in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications, residents in Czechia, 1993 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1993 893
1994 756 -15.3%
1995 626 -17.2%
1996 614 -1.9%
1997 579 -5.7%
1998 624 +7.8%
1999 596 -4.5%
2000 555 -6.9%
2001 568 +2.3%
2002 526 -7.4%
2003 625 +18.8%
2004 623 -0.3%
2005 586 -5.9%
2006 641 +9.4%
2007 716 +11.7%
2008 712 -0.6%
2009 789 +10.8%
2010 868 +10.0%
2011 783 -9.8%
2012 867 +10.7%
2013 984 +13.5%
2014 910 -7.5%
2015 880 -3.3%
2016 792 -10.0%
2017 794 +0.3%
2018 678 -14.6%
2019 765 +12.8%
2020 673 -12.0%
2021 541 -19.6%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 541 is above the median for high income countries, which is 397.5, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 541 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 276, 2.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 669.71 579 893 7
2000s 634.1 526 789 10
2010s 832.1 678 984 10
2020s 607 541 673 2

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 39 Romania 772 compare
  2. 40 Portugal 711 compare
  3. 41 Iraq 635 compare
  4. 43 Philippines 490 compare
  5. 44 Hungary 433 compare
  6. 45 Colombia 432 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications, residents in Czechia?
Patent applications, residents in Czechia was 541 in 2021, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
What is the highest patent applications, residents recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 984 in 2013.
What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 526 in 2002.
How does Czechia rank for patent applications, residents?
Czechia ranks 42nd out of 135 countries with data for 2021.
Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patent applications, residents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
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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.