Patent applications by nonresidents in Sao Tome and Principe in 2021 — 14 filings. Ranked 92 in the world out of 121. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 1,300%.
2009–2021 · applications
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sao Tome and Principe
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 14 | +0 | +0% |
| 2020 | 14 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | −5 | −62.5% |
| 2013 | 8 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2 | +1 | +100% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0 | +0% |
| 2009 | 1 | — | — |
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.
