Statistical Country Profiles

Gambia

Population (Million): 1.78 (2011) (Rank = 145)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 3.33 (2011) (Rank = 146)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       1.76
    1998   3 10 1.82
    1999   36   1.94
    2000   24   2.05
    2001   7   2.17
    2002   17   2.10
    2003   13   2.24
    2004   20   2.40
    2005   22   2.40
    2006   22   2.48
    2007   42   2.63
    2008       2.80
    2009       2.99
    2010       3.17
    2011       3.33
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2010         2 133
    2011         1 145
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Handling 50.00
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 8.33
    Machine tools 8.33
    Textile and paper machines 8.33
    Mechanical elements 8.33
    Furniture, games 8.33
    Other consumer goods 8.33
    Others 0.02
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     10 79    
    1999     8 90    
    2000     1 89    
    2001     3 89    
    2002     8 87    
    2003     7 81    
    2004     3 81    
    2005     2 83    
    2006     7 84    
    2007     7 78    
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    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
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    2008 991 50
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    Utility Model Applications
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998 3 107 269 112    
    1999 36 106 273 115    
    2000 24 111 391 118    
    2001 7 119 412 120    
    2002 17 116 395 123    
    2003 7 116 291 120 6 149
    2004 20 114 530 115    
    2005 22 115 399 122    
    2006 22 115 297 123    
    2007 42 107 285 124    
    2008         3 159
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    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998 3 94 269 104    
    1999 36 94 273 107    
    2000 24 89 391 104    
    2001 7 96 412 105    
    2002 17 92 395 109    
    2003 7 94 291 104    
    2004 20 88 530 100    
    2005 22 92 399 108    
    2006 22 94 297 107    
    2007 42 87 285 113    
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    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     1 75    
    1998 10 71 4 91    
    1999     2 95    
    2000            
    2001     9 89    
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     1 64    
    1998            
    1999     3 84    
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    2001     2 97    
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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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    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    2010         1 114
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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.
  • Gambia is a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). Patent filings by residents of this country at ARIPO are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office. Due to lack of information on designation, filings by other nationals at ARIPO are not counted as non-resident filings for Gambia.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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