Statistical Country Profiles

Benin

Population (Million): 9.1 (2011) (Rank = 89)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 12.99 (2011) (Rank = 126)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       7.35
    1998       7.69
    1999       8.05
    2000       8.52
    2001       8.94
    2002       9.34
    2003       9.71
    2004       10.01
    2005       10.30
    2006       10.72
    2007       11.21
    2008       11.79
    2009       12.23
    2010       12.60
    2011       12.99
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000 1 106     15 63
    2001 1 98     15 61
    2002 2 98     30 58
    2003 3 97     46 67
    2004 7 91     105 54
    2005 7 92     107 55
    2006         1 124
    2007            
    2008         5 112
    2009            
    2010            
    2011            
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 33.33
    Civil engineering 12.12
    Telecommunications 9.09
    Food chemistry 9.09
    Other special machines 6.06
    Furniture, games 6.06
    Other consumer goods 6.06
    Computer technology 3.03
    Control 3.03
    Medical technology 3.03
    Others 9.10
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2007         1 105
    2008         1 121
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    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2003         46 116
    2004         2 143
    2005            
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    2007         1 162
    2008         27 136
    2009            
    2010         27 153
    2011         8 168
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2003         1 151
    2004            
    2005            
    2006         25 128
    2007         1 161
    2008         1 164
    2009         27 136
    2010         2 173
    2011            
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     382 50    
    1999     301 51    
    2000     377 51    
    2001     366 54    
    2002     307 55    
    2003     134 59    
    2004     44 76    
    2005     55 72    
    2006     36 75    
    2007     29 83    
    2008     37 80    
    2009     15 92    
    2010     9 98    
    2011     14 89 1 111
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     382 45    
    1999     301 46    
    2000     377 47    
    2001     366 48    
    2002     307 51    
    2003     134 53    
    2004     44 71    
    2005     55 69    
    2006     36 71    
    2007     29 74    
    2008     37 76    
    2009     15 84    
    2010     9 95    
    2011     14 87    
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1 75        
    1998            
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    2002 1 87        
    2003            
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    2006 1 102        
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    2008 1 106        
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    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2005 1 48     16 63
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    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • 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.
  • Benin is a member of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). Patent filings by residents of this country at OAPI are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office; filings by other nationals at OAPI are considered non-resident filings via regional office for Benin.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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