Statistical Country Profiles

Barbados

Population (Million): 0.27 (2011) (Rank = 173)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 4.79 (2009) (Rank = 149)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       4.45
    1998       4.63
    1999   140 2 4.75
    2000       4.86
    2001   408 150 4.62
    2002   708 186 4.45
    2003 105 1,024 199 4.54
    2004   560 509 4.71
    2005   390 420 4.86
    2006   1,458 402 5.03
    2007 924 1,922 442 5.05
    2008 788 1,885 449 5.06
    2009   1,554 383 4.79
    2010   2,082 229  
    2011   1,878 298  
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         3 62
    1998         12 61
    1999     68 80 32 48
    2000         40 49
    2001     85 77 33 51
    2002     93 74 36 54
    2003 2 100 121 71 103 53
    2004     80 75 331 40
    2005     76 73 395 38
    2006     44 78 454 36
    2007 3 91 109 63 921 32
    2008 1 90 84 69 787 34
    2009     79 63 525 38
    2010     88 64 414 44
    2011     71 65 418 43
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Medical technology 51.57
    Computer technology 6.27
    Pharmaceuticals 5.50
    Digital communication 3.96
    Audio-visual technology 3.06
    Telecommunications 2.62
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 2.33
    Basic communication processes 2.25
    Other special machines 1.89
    Measurement 1.88
    Others 18.67
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999     3 96    
    2000         16 43
    2001 1 84 5 88 16 43
    2002 1 89 7 88 54 36
    2003     1 89 113 37
    2004     1 84 92 39
    2005 1 82 6 78 150 36
    2006 2 83 13 80 136 36
    2007         238 36
    2008         257 36
    2009         329 36
    2010         379 35
    2011     6 76 436 34
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 42 58
    2005 49 50
    2006 60 47
    2007 62 49
    2008 60 67
    2009 59 54
    2010 57 75
    2011 61 66
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         2 56
    2003         1 67
    2004            
    2005         1 60
    2006            
    2007         2 62
    2008            
    2009            
    2010            
    2011         1 80
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         40 62
    1998         18 66
    1999 127 97 1,123 99 13 73
    2000         23 68
    2001 132 103 1,020 105 276 59
    2002 183 97 1,032 104 525 56
    2003 143 100 960 103 881 58
    2004 291 95 981 102 269 72
    2005 179 104 909 114 211 80
    2006 339 95 966 110 1,119 66
    2007 167 100 1,223 103 1,755 65
    2008 297 86 1,079 99 1,588 68
    2009 168 87 808 97 1,386 68
    2010 135 90 1,061 98 1,947 66
    2011 142 87 1,229 94 1,736 66
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         19 55
    1998         10 68
    1999 50 90 701 98 4 69
    2000         10 65
    2001 80 84 1,239 84 23 61
    2002 102 83 921 90 29 85
    2003 151 83 1,028 86 455 67
    2004 147 78 660 97 161 72
    2005 148 85 890 102 157 78
    2006 62 86 256 109 1,852 55
    2007 34 90 351 112 1,164 65
    2008 50 82 414 104 1,610 64
    2009 31 79 436 103 1,529 67
    2010 28 83 283 109 1,553 68
    2011 22 86 194 110 1,626 66
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999 2 78 5 83    
    2000            
    2001 132 51 1,020 28 18 54
    2002 183 44 1,032 28 3 67
    2003 143 52 960 28 56 53
    2004 291 41 981 17 218 42
    2005 179 47 909 18 241 44
    2006 339 44 966 18 63 65
    2007 167 48 1,223 14 275 45
    2008 297 46 1,079 18 152 53
    2009 168 50 808 18 215 49
    2010 135 51 1,061 16 94 58
    2011 142 52 1,229 15 156 57
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999 2 65 5 78    
    2000            
    2001 80 50 1,239 24 14 55
    2002 102 47 921 28 4 60
    2003 151 44 1,028 23 20 57
    2004 147 43 660 26 129 49
    2005 148 43 890 13 348 42
    2006 62 55 256 50 96 57
    2007 34 61 351 40 264 47
    2008 50 55 414 30 151 51
    2009 31 61 436 22 102 59
    2010 28 67 283 28 217 49
    2011 22 69 194 40 145 59
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998 50 33        
    1999 66 31        
    2000 81 33        
    2001 109 31        
    2002 123 32        
    2003 190 29        
    2004 244 29        
    2005 256 28        
    2006 251 29        
    2007 366 28        
    2008 251 30        
    2009 96 38        
    2010 84 40        
    2011 110 39        
    2012 165 34        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2012)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 111 167
    COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY, LP 18 1092
    HELEN OF TROY LIMITED 4 4050
    PAKIT INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY INC. 2 7163
    VALEANT INTERNATIONAL (BARBADOS) SRL 2 7163
    GADU INC. 1 12051
    GEOTECH AIRBORNE LIMITED 1 12051
    IBCO SRL 1 12051
    INTELLIGENT DEVICES INC. 1 12051
    INTERNATIONAL REFILLS COMPANY LIMITED 1 12051
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 58
    1998         8 46
    1999         28 36
    2000         35 39
    2001     85 37 32 42
    2002     93 38 33 42
    2003     121 37 71 36
    2004     80 48 275 32
    2005     76 42 318 32
    2006     44 44 309 32
    2007     109 30 698 29
    2008     84 34 626 31
    2009     79 31 471 32
    2010     88 39 307 39
    2011     71 42 305 39
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 05/2013
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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