🇱🇦 Lao PDR Patent applications, residents
Lao PDR Patent applications, residents was 1.00 in 2018, down 66.7% from 2017, according to World Bank data. The 10-year average is 2.00. Historical data available from 2005 to 2018 (9 data points). The all-time high was 5.00 in 2006.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators • 2005–2018 • 9 data points • Science & Technology
Lao PDR Patent applications, residents — 2005 to 2018
About this Indicator
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.
Historical Data Table
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.00 |
| 2017 | 3.00 |
| 2015 | 1.00 |
| 2014 | 1.00 |
| 2013 | 1.00 |
| 2008 | 1.00 |
| 2007 | 2.00 |
| 2006 | 5.00 |
| 2005 | 3.00 |
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