Patent applications by nonresidents — all countries

Patent applications by nonresidents — Saint Kitts and Nevis

Patent applications by nonresidents in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2018 — 4 filings. Ranked 121 in the world out of 130. Since 2015, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2018 4 filings −55.56% vs 2017
World rank 121of 130
Period maximum 9 filings2017
Period minimum 4 filings2015

Trend over time

2015–2018 · applications

Patent applications by nonresidents — Saint Kitts and Nevis, 2015–20184681020152016201720182015: 4 filings2016: 5 filings2017: 9 filings2018: 4 filings
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2018

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis 4 filings
World 946,300 filings
Latin America & Caribbean 46,257 filings
High-income countries computed 573,132 filings
Patent applications by nonresidents — Saint Kitts and Nevis, by year Saint Kitts and Nevis All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2018 4 −5 −55.56%
2017 9 +4 +80%
2016 5 +1 +25%
2015 4

About the indicator

The number of patent applications filed in a country by nonresident applicants. The indicator measures not the inventive activity of the country but the value of its market: a patent has force only where it is granted, so foreign companies file where they intend to sell or where they fear copying. The ratio to applications by residents splits countries into those that invent and those where others file.

Important: A measure of the appeal of a market, not of innovativeness. An application is not a patent: some applications are rejected, and the share of rejections differs across countries.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.