In 2017, the number of patent applications submitted to the Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina amounted to 79, out of which 71 were filed by resident and 8 by non-resident applicants.
The International Patent Classification provides the identification of the technology base of the patent as well as the sector in which it will probably be applied.
According to the IPC codes, the highest share of patent applications in 2017 was recorded in section Chemistry; metallurgy (22%).
In 2017, the total number of patents granted in the national procedure amounted to 4, out of which there all were patents of non-resident applicants
According to the IPC codes, the highest share of granted patents in 2017 related to section Human necessities (36 %) and section Construction, (50%).
In the national register (on the day 30.06.2018), 400 patents are in force.
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(Source: BiH Agency for Statistics)
