| IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy |
Note |
| Year |
Patent |
Trademark |
Industrial Design |
GDP (Constant 2005 US$) |
| 1997 |
265 |
146 |
8 |
10.24 |
| 1998 |
279 |
167 |
8 |
10.55 |
| 1999 |
266 |
214 |
20 |
10.86 |
| 2000 |
232 |
296 |
32 |
11.06 |
| 2001 |
258 |
263 |
28 |
11.59 |
| 2002 |
195 |
208 |
27 |
12.22 |
| 2003 |
199 |
476 |
24 |
13.57 |
| 2004 |
259 |
389 |
32 |
14.37 |
| 2005 |
237 |
655 |
36 |
15.75 |
| 2006 |
250 |
623 |
25 |
17.22 |
| 2007 |
108 |
714 |
13 |
19.35 |
| 2008 |
227 |
986 |
45 |
19.80 |
| 2009 |
261 |
784 |
59 |
19.05 |
| 2010 |
185 |
825 |
67 |
20.24 |
| 2011 |
158 |
1,103 |
42 |
21.65 |
|
|
| Patent Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
263 |
45 |
205 |
62 |
2 |
68 |
| 1998 |
277 |
43 |
229 |
55 |
2 |
80 |
| 1999 |
265 |
44 |
190 |
62 |
1 |
88 |
| 2000 |
232 |
50 |
224 |
63 |
|
|
| 2001 |
254 |
49 |
249 |
62 |
4 |
78 |
| 2002 |
194 |
53 |
252 |
57 |
1 |
105 |
| 2003 |
194 |
54 |
209 |
64 |
5 |
114 |
| 2004 |
249 |
50 |
209 |
60 |
10 |
93 |
| 2005 |
225 |
54 |
236 |
58 |
12 |
95 |
| 2006 |
236 |
53 |
299 |
52 |
14 |
80 |
| 2007 |
83 |
68 |
79 |
68 |
25 |
89 |
| 2008 |
221 |
55 |
26 |
80 |
6 |
109 |
| 2009 |
250 |
53 |
218 |
49 |
11 |
101 |
| 2010 |
179 |
58 |
180 |
54 |
6 |
113 |
| 2011 |
138 |
57 |
260 |
49 |
20 |
99 |
|
|
| Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011) |
Note |
| Field of Technology |
Share |
|
| Pharmaceuticals |
10.19 |
| Food chemistry |
9.94 |
| Other special machines |
9.08 |
| Engines, pumps, turbines |
9.08 |
| Civil engineering |
6.18 |
| Materials, metallurgy |
5.62 |
| Transport |
5.62 |
| Medical technology |
4.88 |
| Measurement |
4.51 |
| Mechanical elements |
3.83 |
| Others |
31.07 |
|
|
| Patent Grants |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
149 |
40 |
323 |
43 |
|
|
| 1998 |
356 |
31 |
322 |
41 |
|
|
| 1999 |
200 |
37 |
284 |
48 |
|
|
| 2000 |
257 |
32 |
231 |
52 |
|
|
| 2001 |
160 |
40 |
113 |
59 |
|
|
| 2002 |
138 |
38 |
30 |
71 |
9 |
51 |
| 2003 |
120 |
43 |
291 |
41 |
4 |
92 |
| 2004 |
|
|
143 |
51 |
5 |
76 |
| 2005 |
190 |
39 |
125 |
52 |
3 |
80 |
| 2006 |
142 |
44 |
145 |
52 |
4 |
81 |
| 2007 |
38 |
58 |
33 |
66 |
8 |
87 |
| 2008 |
141 |
44 |
156 |
53 |
14 |
83 |
| 2009 |
147 |
45 |
146 |
47 |
19 |
73 |
| 2010 |
129 |
44 |
129 |
53 |
7 |
97 |
| 2011 |
104 |
46 |
133 |
48 |
4 |
103 |
|
|
| Patents in Force |
Note |
| Year |
Patents in Force |
Rank |
|
| 2004 |
950 |
43 |
| 2005 |
1,040 |
40 |
| 2006 |
2,606 |
30 |
| 2007 |
1,733 |
35 |
| 2008 |
1,020 |
47 |
| 2009 |
1,043 |
45 |
| 2010 |
1,044 |
53 |
| 2011 |
1,066 |
46 |
|
|
| Utility Model Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
118 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
123 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
114 |
24 |
1 |
36 |
|
|
| 2000 |
121 |
22 |
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
94 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
112 |
24 |
1 |
36 |
2 |
59 |
| 2004 |
148 |
22 |
14 |
25 |
|
|
| 2005 |
114 |
27 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
| 2006 |
118 |
27 |
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
18 |
34 |
1 |
40 |
4 |
51 |
| 2008 |
111 |
29 |
3 |
43 |
2 |
62 |
| 2009 |
112 |
35 |
1 |
45 |
3 |
61 |
| 2010 |
62 |
39 |
1 |
50 |
1 |
72 |
| 2011 |
73 |
35 |
2 |
46 |
3 |
65 |
|
|
| Trademark Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
146 |
81 |
1,054 |
96 |
|
|
| 1998 |
167 |
91 |
1,515 |
87 |
|
|
| 1999 |
214 |
89 |
2,360 |
81 |
|
|
| 2000 |
296 |
89 |
2,854 |
80 |
|
|
| 2001 |
218 |
94 |
3,114 |
76 |
45 |
86 |
| 2002 |
202 |
95 |
2,438 |
76 |
6 |
126 |
| 2003 |
241 |
93 |
2,481 |
76 |
235 |
82 |
| 2004 |
368 |
89 |
2,834 |
76 |
21 |
111 |
| 2005 |
507 |
84 |
3,479 |
75 |
148 |
84 |
| 2006 |
402 |
92 |
4,065 |
72 |
221 |
103 |
| 2007 |
554 |
84 |
4,412 |
64 |
160 |
107 |
| 2008 |
759 |
74 |
4,682 |
58 |
227 |
104 |
| 2009 |
621 |
72 |
3,761 |
55 |
163 |
104 |
| 2010 |
641 |
79 |
3,660 |
54 |
184 |
118 |
| 2011 |
841 |
72 |
3,968 |
47 |
262 |
108 |
|
|
| Trademark Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
99 |
70 |
3,430 |
58 |
|
|
| 1998 |
91 |
81 |
3,491 |
61 |
|
|
| 1999 |
100 |
84 |
3,345 |
58 |
|
|
| 2000 |
79 |
80 |
2,696 |
66 |
|
|
| 2001 |
114 |
80 |
2,945 |
66 |
|
|
| 2002 |
134 |
80 |
2,558 |
68 |
9 |
98 |
| 2003 |
153 |
82 |
2,494 |
67 |
65 |
101 |
| 2004 |
149 |
77 |
2,645 |
63 |
35 |
91 |
| 2005 |
244 |
80 |
3,198 |
65 |
84 |
88 |
| 2006 |
329 |
73 |
3,715 |
60 |
184 |
100 |
| 2007 |
301 |
77 |
4,337 |
49 |
166 |
103 |
| 2008 |
361 |
74 |
4,364 |
54 |
164 |
104 |
| 2009 |
407 |
68 |
3,796 |
45 |
163 |
106 |
| 2010 |
380 |
75 |
3,379 |
50 |
203 |
104 |
| 2011 |
504 |
72 |
3,720 |
48 |
137 |
118 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
8 |
62 |
10 |
56 |
|
|
| 1998 |
8 |
78 |
11 |
79 |
|
|
| 1999 |
20 |
68 |
1 |
101 |
|
|
| 2000 |
32 |
65 |
3 |
91 |
|
|
| 2001 |
27 |
70 |
6 |
98 |
1 |
91 |
| 2002 |
27 |
70 |
6 |
85 |
|
|
| 2003 |
23 |
71 |
116 |
61 |
1 |
97 |
| 2004 |
32 |
70 |
292 |
52 |
|
|
| 2005 |
36 |
70 |
334 |
49 |
|
|
| 2006 |
25 |
75 |
332 |
46 |
|
|
| 2007 |
13 |
79 |
279 |
50 |
|
|
| 2008 |
38 |
70 |
320 |
43 |
7 |
95 |
| 2009 |
49 |
65 |
210 |
40 |
10 |
85 |
| 2010 |
31 |
74 |
212 |
40 |
36 |
75 |
| 2011 |
39 |
69 |
207 |
42 |
3 |
101 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
6 |
56 |
12 |
49 |
|
|
| 1998 |
6 |
62 |
7 |
72 |
|
|
| 1999 |
7 |
61 |
9 |
72 |
|
|
| 2000 |
28 |
58 |
3 |
86 |
|
|
| 2001 |
12 |
71 |
3 |
92 |
|
|
| 2002 |
12 |
71 |
3 |
84 |
1 |
74 |
| 2003 |
11 |
68 |
108 |
56 |
|
|
| 2004 |
28 |
61 |
290 |
47 |
|
|
| 2005 |
21 |
66 |
339 |
44 |
|
|
| 2006 |
19 |
72 |
321 |
44 |
|
|
| 2007 |
3 |
77 |
284 |
45 |
|
|
| 2008 |
36 |
62 |
317 |
39 |
7 |
92 |
| 2009 |
20 |
63 |
205 |
39 |
7 |
89 |
| 2010 |
24 |
67 |
216 |
36 |
40 |
72 |
| 2011 |
31 |
64 |
203 |
37 |
2 |
99 |
|
|
| International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties |
Note |
| Year |
PCT System |
Rank |
Madrid System |
Rank |
Hague System |
Rank |
| 1997 |
4 |
55 |
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
5 |
56 |
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
8 |
52 |
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
5 |
59 |
6 |
39 |
|
|
| 2001 |
5 |
69 |
12 |
37 |
|
|
| 2002 |
9 |
62 |
4 |
45 |
|
|
| 2003 |
3 |
79 |
5 |
51 |
|
|
| 2004 |
2 |
88 |
2 |
55 |
|
|
| 2005 |
4 |
78 |
9 |
51 |
|
|
| 2006 |
9 |
71 |
8 |
55 |
|
|
| 2007 |
8 |
72 |
19 |
49 |
1 |
25 |
| 2008 |
8 |
74 |
8 |
54 |
|
|
| 2009 |
4 |
86 |
5 |
54 |
1 |
37 |
| 2010 |
5 |
80 |
10 |
56 |
1 |
38 |
| 2011 |
7 |
76 |
7 |
57 |
|
|
|
|
| PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office) |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
152 |
28 |
1 |
58 |
| 1998 |
|
|
135 |
27 |
1 |
68 |
| 1999 |
|
|
124 |
33 |
1 |
74 |
| 2000 |
|
|
176 |
32 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
200 |
33 |
4 |
65 |
| 2002 |
|
|
187 |
34 |
1 |
87 |
| 2003 |
|
|
166 |
34 |
1 |
86 |
| 2004 |
1 |
47 |
199 |
35 |
5 |
78 |
| 2005 |
|
|
214 |
34 |
8 |
71 |
| 2006 |
|
|
261 |
28 |
7 |
70 |
| 2007 |
|
|
74 |
33 |
13 |
79 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
98 |
| 2009 |
|
|
186 |
25 |
6 |
92 |
| 2010 |
|
|
162 |
33 |
2 |
105 |
| 2011 |
|
|
245 |
33 |
13 |
80 |
|
|