Statistical Country Profiles

Kenya

Population (Million): 41.61 (2011) (Rank = 31)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 62.71 (2011) (Rank = 75)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 22 470 25 37.73
    1998 27 483 28 38.97
    1999 26 436 34 39.87
    2000       40.11
    2001   628   41.62
    2002 24 797 73 41.85
    2003 37 839 56 43.08
    2004 39 815 45 45.28
    2005 40 1,091 102 47.95
    2006 54 1,718 54 50.99
    2007 54 1,529 42 54.55
    2008 67 1,438 39 55.39
    2009 56 1,774 76 56.85
    2010 81 2,236 69 60.01
    2011       62.71
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 22 81 40 83    
    1998 27 79 34 74    
    1999 25 81 30 86 1 88
    2000            
    2001            
    2002 23 78 49 79 1 105
    2003 22 85 73 77 15 89
    2004 31 78 53 79 8 99
    2005 34 80 59 78 6 105
    2006 41 77 41 78 13 83
    2007 41 73 91 67 13 99
    2008 63 69 89 66 4 115
    2009 48 73 123 59 8 106
    2010 77 71 120 61 4 117
    2011         24 91
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 21.83
    Handling 13.38
    Basic materials chemistry 7.75
    Biotechnology 6.34
    Thermal processes and apparatus 4.93
    Food chemistry 3.52
    Other special machines 3.52
    Transport 2.82
    Civil engineering 2.82
    Surface technology, coating 2.82
    Others 30.27
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 5 74 30 72    
    1998 8 73 12 77    
    1999 3 84 14 84    
    2000            
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    2002            
    2003         7 80
    2004         6 72
    2005         9 66
    2006 7 78 17 78 3 86
    2007         1 105
    2008         6 93
    2009         9 84
    2010         2 114
    2011         4 103
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008 1,305 39
    2009    
    2010    
    2011    
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1 34        
    1998 3 36        
    1999 7 37        
    2000 5 38        
    2001 12 33        
    2002 8 29        
    2003 12 39        
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 467 70 1,207 93 3 83
    1998 483 76 1,741 85    
    1999 418 76 2,287 82 18 70
    2000     1,548 96 4 89
    2001 628 77 2,175 89    
    2002 734 75 1,972 85 63 93
    2003 750 75 1,778 90 89 103
    2004 778 77 1,831 92 37 101
    2005 1,017 77 2,180 91 74 98
    2006 1,228 74 2,258 93 490 87
    2007 1,428 72 2,318 94 101 116
    2008 1,372 67 2,482 86 66 123
    2009 1,675 57 2,208 81 99 115
    2010 2,031 61 2,288 79 205 115
    2011     1,607 86 383 99
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998 248 72 1,284 85    
    1999 250 70 1,262 83    
    2000     1,548 81    
    2001 390 63 2,355 73    
    2002 271 68 1,597 82    
    2003 333 65 1,744 75 13 131
    2004 719 56 2,463 66 19 102
    2005 1,967 48 5,148 42 30 101
    2006 1,305 51 2,976 69 423 85
    2007 1,073 53 2,393 79 147 105
    2008 1,211 53 2,629 78 97 116
    2009 1,159 54 2,269 73 83 113
    2010 1,360 55 2,383 65 165 109
    2011     1,605 85 342 100
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 25 55 8 60    
    1998 28 61 14 75    
    1999 34 61 13 76    
    2000            
    2001     9 89 1 91
    2002 73 56 12 77    
    2003 43 67 10 89 13 74
    2004 44 67 11 90 1 95
    2005 102 57 15 90    
    2006 54 66 18 83    
    2007 42 67 32 79    
    2008 39 68 10 98    
    2009 76 61 14 93    
    2010 69 65 7 102    
    2011         1 111
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 22 50 10 52    
    1998 42 50 10 68    
    1999 26 50 9 72    
    2000            
    2001     5 84    
    2002 1 82        
    2003 8 73 8 74 5 76
    2004 5 77     12 83
    2005 59 54 7 86 1 97
    2006 34 65 13 85    
    2007 16 69 19 79    
    2008 33 64 15 87    
    2009 90 48 13 88    
    2010 39 62 11 92    
    2011         1 104
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1 75        
    1998 1 77        
    1999 1 75        
    2000            
    2001            
    2002 1 87        
    2003 2 87        
    2004 7 68 2 55    
    2005 7 70        
    2006 4 86 8 55    
    2007 3 87 1 60    
    2008 1 106 4 59    
    2009 5 82 3 56    
    2010 4 87 10 56    
    2011 9 72 9 56    
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    ALTECH 1 11344
    ANS SOLVARME 1 11344
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     30 42    
    1998     28 39    
    1999     21 45 1 74
    2000            
    2001            
    2002     46 44 1 87
    2003     70 42 1 86
    2004     50 50    
    2005     53 48    
    2006     38 48 4 76
    2007     85 32 6 88
    2008     89 32    
    2009     117 29 2 100
    2010     118 36    
    2011         13 80
    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.
  • Kenya 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 Kenya.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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