United Arab Emirates (2024)
3,320
number of applications
+1.9% YoY
YoY Change
+1.9%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
15
years of data

Data

United Arab Emirates Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 3,320 +1.9%
2023 3,259 +19.1%
2022 2,736 +16.2%
2021 2,354 +25.9%
2020 1,869 +1.4%
2019 1,843 +7.0%
2018 1,723 -0.6%
2017 1,733 +5.5%
2016 1,642 -4.2%
2015 1,714 +19.2%
2014 1,438 +2.6%
2013 1,402 +5.7%
2012 1,327 +0.7%
2011 1,318 +4.4%
2010 1,263 n/a

About this Dataset

United Arab Emirates recorded 3,320 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +1.9%. Across 2010–2024 the series ranges from 1,263 in 2010 to 3,320 in 2024.

This page tracks patent applications filed in United Arab Emirates by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows.

Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks patent applications filed in United Arab Emirates by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2024 (15 observations).

The series peaked at 3,320 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,263 in 2010. The latest reading of 3,320 in 2024 represents a change of +1.9%.