Colombia vs Morocco: Patent applications, nonresidents

Colombia
1,855
in 2021
Morocco
2,549
in 2021
Colombia rank
29th
Morocco rank
26th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Colombia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 2,549 against 1,855 in Colombia, a difference of 694.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Colombia ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 29th and Morocco ranks 26th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
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
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.