| IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy |
Note |
| Year |
Patent |
Trademark |
Industrial Design |
GDP (Constant 2005 US$) |
| 1997 |
|
504 |
|
|
| 1998 |
|
499 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
226 |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
733 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
601 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
241 |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
417 |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
214 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
340 |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
735 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
922 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
1,136 |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
1,053 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
836 |
|
|
|
|
| Patent Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
72 |
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
86 |
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
100 |
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
86 |
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
107 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
10 |
93 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
12 |
95 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
100 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
89 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
18 |
95 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
24 |
88 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
100 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
89 |
|
|
| Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011) |
Note |
| Field of Technology |
Share |
|
| Civil engineering |
16.60 |
| Other special machines |
14.04 |
| Medical technology |
11.91 |
| Transport |
7.23 |
| Telecommunications |
5.11 |
| Handling |
5.11 |
| Machine tools |
4.68 |
| Digital communication |
4.26 |
| Textile and paper machines |
3.83 |
| Other consumer goods |
3.83 |
| Others |
23.40 |
|
|
| Patent Grants |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
86 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
80 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
70 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
99 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
92 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
15 |
81 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
11 |
82 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
12 |
87 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
98 |
|
|
| Utility Model Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
51 |
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
52 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
56 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
42 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
42 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
51 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
47 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
45 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
62 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
69 |
|
|
| Trademark Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
504 |
69 |
7,139 |
38 |
|
|
| 1998 |
498 |
75 |
1,906 |
84 |
1 |
91 |
| 1999 |
226 |
88 |
915 |
102 |
|
|
| 2000 |
728 |
75 |
892 |
109 |
5 |
85 |
| 2001 |
600 |
78 |
978 |
107 |
1 |
115 |
| 2002 |
240 |
92 |
485 |
116 |
1 |
138 |
| 2003 |
258 |
91 |
601 |
112 |
159 |
95 |
| 2004 |
202 |
100 |
539 |
114 |
12 |
121 |
| 2005 |
304 |
94 |
502 |
117 |
36 |
106 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
345 |
95 |
| 2007 |
259 |
96 |
812 |
112 |
476 |
89 |
| 2008 |
325 |
84 |
696 |
112 |
597 |
87 |
| 2009 |
243 |
82 |
542 |
108 |
893 |
77 |
| 2010 |
259 |
87 |
689 |
105 |
794 |
84 |
| 2011 |
225 |
82 |
578 |
110 |
611 |
89 |
|
|
| Trademark Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
502 |
53 |
6,804 |
31 |
1 |
91 |
| 1998 |
492 |
60 |
1,873 |
78 |
|
|
| 1999 |
220 |
74 |
1,000 |
91 |
|
|
| 2000 |
633 |
56 |
869 |
95 |
1 |
90 |
| 2001 |
572 |
56 |
922 |
91 |
3 |
85 |
| 2002 |
232 |
71 |
477 |
104 |
|
|
| 2003 |
245 |
72 |
584 |
99 |
176 |
80 |
| 2004 |
190 |
75 |
531 |
99 |
2 |
130 |
| 2005 |
297 |
78 |
499 |
105 |
28 |
103 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
408 |
86 |
| 2007 |
259 |
80 |
802 |
100 |
424 |
86 |
| 2008 |
318 |
75 |
695 |
102 |
263 |
97 |
| 2009 |
238 |
73 |
542 |
100 |
897 |
73 |
| 2010 |
252 |
79 |
685 |
97 |
764 |
82 |
| 2011 |
223 |
77 |
575 |
106 |
689 |
86 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
18 |
55 |
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
72 |
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
97 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
50 |
64 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
27 |
84 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
50 |
68 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
54 |
69 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
30 |
80 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
62 |
67 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
95 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
27 |
81 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
16 |
55 |
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
62 |
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
70 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
80 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
50 |
69 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
82 |
63 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
59 |
68 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
34 |
75 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
28 |
76 |
|
|
| International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties |
Note |
| Year |
PCT System |
Rank |
Madrid System |
Rank |
Hague System |
Rank |
| 1997 |
4 |
55 |
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
1 |
77 |
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
1 |
85 |
|
|
2 |
25 |
| 2001 |
1 |
84 |
|
|
1 |
27 |
| 2002 |
4 |
75 |
|
|
4 |
23 |
| 2003 |
4 |
77 |
|
|
2 |
23 |
| 2004 |
2 |
88 |
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
3 |
84 |
|
|
1 |
24 |
| 2006 |
3 |
87 |
|
|
1 |
24 |
| 2007 |
3 |
87 |
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
7 |
77 |
|
|
1 |
34 |
| 2009 |
2 |
93 |
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
12 |
68 |
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
3 |
91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011) |
Note |
| Applicant |
Publication |
Rank |
| INVENCIO NOVES TECNOLOGIES A.R., S.L. |
1 |
11344 |
| STEPS HOLDING B.V. |
1 |
11344 |
| TEXEL, UNE DIVISION DE ADS INC. |
1 |
11344 |
| TOVARYSTVO Z OBMEZHENOYU VIDPOVIDALNISTIU SINTA |
1 |
11344 |
| UNIVERSITE MOHAMMED V-AGDAL |
1 |
11344 |
|
| PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office) |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
58 |
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
68 |
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
83 |
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
73 |
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
83 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
71 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
79 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
84 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
86 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
85 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
19 |
73 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
95 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
22 |
73 |
|
|