Statistical Country Profiles

Costa Rica

Population (Million): 4.73 (2011) (Rank = 117)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 50.73 (2011) (Rank = 81)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997   3,831   26.70
    1998   4,409   28.95
    1999   5,088   31.33
    2000   4,282   31.89
    2001   4,665   32.23
    2002   4,417   33.17
    2003   4,509   35.29
    2004   4,678   36.80
    2005   4,694   38.96
    2006   6,219   42.38
    2007   6,490   45.75
    2008       46.99
    2009       46.52
    2010 33 6,345 12 48.70
    2011 36 7,623 18 50.73
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         3 78
    1999            
    2000         1 96
    2001         4 78
    2002         4 83
    2003         63 60
    2004         18 87
    2005         34 74
    2006         26 71
    2007         31 85
    2008         15 99
    2009         32 80
    2010 8 90 1,212 28 25 92
    2011 14 83 630 39 22 95
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Food chemistry 10.33
    Mechanical elements 8.69
    Civil engineering 8.45
    Medical technology 7.04
    Pharmaceuticals 6.34
    Other special machines 6.10
    Furniture, games 5.87
    Handling 5.16
    Basic materials chemistry 4.93
    Digital communication 4.23
    Others 32.86
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2001            
    2002         9 51
    2003         9 76
    2004         17 60
    2005         5 72
    2006         6 75
    2007         10 85
    2008         17 76
    2009         12 80
    2010     45 66 8 93
    2011 1 82 37 66 17 83
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008    
    2009    
    2010 239 70
    2011 245 62
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2008         1 68
    2009            
    2010 7 51 8 39    
    2011 10 46 3 43 1 80
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 3,822 38 5,584 48 9 75
    1998 4,370 32 5,346 50 39 60
    1999 5,061 34 5,603 46 27 64
    2000 4,038 48 5,961 50 244 49
    2001 4,421 42 5,143 57 244 61
    2002 4,248 43 5,093 54 169 75
    2003 4,229 45 4,905 58 280 79
    2004 4,444 45 5,006 57 234 74
    2005 4,511 49 5,428 52 183 82
    2006 5,398 44 6,620 43 821 72
    2007 5,872 44 5,882 47 618 80
    2008         768 83
    2009         449 87
    2010 5,767 41 5,498 41 578 90
    2011 6,759 38 7,365 29 864 81
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         18 57
    1998         15 64
    1999         25 60
    2000         79 51
    2001         103 49
    2002         98 70
    2003         204 76
    2004         196 69
    2005         122 82
    2006         284 92
    2007         352 92
    2008         520 86
    2009         317 95
    2010 3,462 39 3,554 49 347 98
    2011 4,051 36 4,789 39 785 82
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         4 48
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         1 91
    2002         4 64
    2003         2 86
    2004         2 89
    2005         1 95
    2006         6 84
    2007         33 76
    2008            
    2009         1 104
    2010 10 82 57 65 2 101
    2011 18 74 52 69    
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 48
    1999            
    2000         2 56
    2001            
    2002            
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    2005            
    2006         2 87
    2007         36 73
    2008         4 95
    2009            
    2010     74 58 1 106
    2011 2 82 100 55    
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998            
    1999 2 69        
    2000 7 54        
    2001 7 64        
    2002 4 75        
    2003 6 68        
    2004 6 71        
    2005 4 78        
    2006 6 80        
    2007 3 87        
    2008 8 74        
    2009 4 86        
    2010 3 92        
    2011 3 91        
    2012 5 87        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2012)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA 5 3321
    BIOTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS, S.A. 1 12051
    JAVAJIG COFFEE SOCIEDAD ANONIMA 1 12051
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000         1 83
    2001         3 68
    2002         4 68
    2003         26 49
    2004         5 78
    2005         3 83
    2006         13 62
    2007         10 84
    2008         2 98
    2009         6 92
    2010     606 28 1 114
    2011 2 58 617 30 5 97
    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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