Statistical Country Profiles

Congo

Population (Million): 4.14 (2011) (Rank = 124)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 16.08 (2011) (Rank = 118)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       9.00
    1998       9.34
    1999       9.09
    2000       9.78
    2001       10.16
    2002       10.62
    2003       10.71
    2004       11.08
    2005       11.95
    2006       12.68
    2007       12.48
    2008       13.17
    2009       14.16
    2010       15.40
    2011       16.08
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998 2 95     30 45
    1999            
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    2001 1 98     15 61
    2002 1 102     15 69
    2003 7 90     105 52
    2004 2 98     30 76
    2005 2 102     31 77
    2006            
    2007         2 122
    2008         1 136
    2009         2 129
    2010         3 124
    2011            
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 26.67
    IT methods for management 6.67
    Control 6.67
    Medical technology 6.67
    Organic fine chemistry 6.67
    Biotechnology 6.67
    Food chemistry 6.67
    Basic materials chemistry 6.67
    Materials, metallurgy 6.67
    Environmental technology 6.67
    Others 13.30
    Patent Grants
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2003         1 165
    2004         1 148
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    2007         4 154
    2008            
    2009         5 164
    2010            
    2011         60 136
    Trademark Registrations
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    2004         1 137
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    2007         4 149
    2008            
    2009         3 162
    2010         2 173
    2011         4 170
    Industrial Design Applications
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    2005 2 90     30 78
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    2011         1 111
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
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    2008 1 106        
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    2011 1 111        
    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 93
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    2008         1 110
    2009         2 100
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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.
  • Congo 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 Congo.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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