Statistical Country Profiles

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Population (Million): 24.45 (2011) (Rank = 49)
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IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997        
    1998        
    1999        
    2000        
    2001        
    2002        
    2003        
    2004        
    2005 5,873      
    2006 6,351      
    2007 6,880      
    2008        
    2009 7,987      
    2010 8,055      
    2011        
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         3 62
    1998            
    1999         4 73
    2000         1 96
    2001         2 89
    2002         3 86
    2003         15 89
    2004         20 85
    2005 5,861 11 66 76 12 95
    2006 6,350 11 56 75 1 124
    2007 6,846 12 76 70 34 82
    2008         34 82
    2009 7,956 11 55 67 31 81
    2010 8,018 13 39 72 37 89
    2011         11 108
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Audio-visual technology 11.29
    Mechanical elements 10.00
    Telecommunications 9.03
    Computer technology 6.77
    Digital communication 6.77
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 5.81
    Other consumer goods 5.81
    Pharmaceuticals 3.55
    Transport 3.55
    Machine tools 3.23
    Others 34.19
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 45
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         16 69
    2004         5 76
    2005 3,522 9 61 62    
    2006 4,098 9 52 65 1 99
    2007 4,235 9 66 57 10 85
    2008         58 56
    2009 6,129 9 18 70 4 99
    2010 6,243 9 47 64 20 79
    2011         7 94
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         1 67
    2004            
    2005            
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009            
    2010         1 72
    2011            
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     2,483 77 78 50
    1998     2,531 78 19 65
    1999     2,190 85 70 54
    2000     2,348 87 44 65
    2001     2,587 83 43 88
    2002     1,913 87 49 97
    2003     1,713 92 166 93
    2004     1,679 93 26 108
    2005     2,019 93 41 103
    2006     2,103 95 107 111
    2007     1,868 98 42 128
    2008     2,007 88 76 120
    2009     1,351 90 61 123
    2010     1,231 95 210 113
    2011     1,313 89 83 129
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         7 67
    1998     2,255 76 19 62
    1999     1,970 78 27 58
    2000     2,153 77 51 56
    2001     2,253 75 17 68
    2002     1,671 79 49 78
    2003     1,452 81 118 85
    2004     1,382 83 31 95
    2005     1,675 86 27 104
    2006     1,687 86 29 123
    2007     1,568 89 98 109
    2008     1,661 86 76 120
    2009     1,069 84 39 128
    2010     1,025 89 138 115
    2011     1,088 91 282 106
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     609 34    
    1999     595 34    
    2000     659 35    
    2001     594 39 6 67
    2002     588 37 1 78
    2003     483 44 4 82
    2004     385 46 8 81
    2005     324 50 3 92
    2006     277 51 25 78
    2007     275 51 16 83
    2008     182 55 22 87
    2009     64 62 13 83
    2010     69 63 4 95
    2011     74 60 9 90
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     609 29    
    1999     595 31    
    2000     659 33    
    2001     594 36 8 65
    2002     588 36 3 67
    2003     482 41 3 81
    2004     385 41 6 84
    2005     324 47 6 89
    2006     277 48 25 73
    2007     275 46 10 87
    2008     182 53 21 88
    2009     64 56 17 84
    2010     69 61 13 88
    2011     74 59 24 82
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997            
    1998     2 42    
    1999            
    2000            
    2001     14 35    
    2002     4 45    
    2003 3 79 9 45    
    2004 3 81        
    2005 2 89        
    2006 3 87        
    2007 2 93        
    2008 7 77        
    2009 1 105 2 60 2 33
    2010 4 87 5 61    
    2011 4 86        
    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         2 73
    2002         2 76
    2003         10 64
    2004         13 65
    2005     62 45 8 71
    2006     54 43    
    2007     68 37 19 73
    2008         18 75
    2009     55 34 24 65
    2010     37 50 26 71
    2011         7 87
    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.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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