Statistical Country Profiles

Lebanon

Population (Million): 4.26 (2011) (Rank = 123)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 54.95 (2011) (Rank = 77)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       30.89
    1998       32.00
    1999       31.86
    2000       32.29
    2001       33.56
    2002       34.70
    2003       35.82
    2004       38.50
    2005       38.88
    2006       39.12
    2007       42.05
    2008       45.95
    2009       49.86
    2010       53.35
    2011       54.95
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         5 71
    1999            
    2000         2 87
    2001         1 100
    2002         3 86
    2003         13 96
    2004         6 107
    2005         30 79
    2006         18 76
    2007         8 102
    2008         23 88
    2009         21 90
    2010         38 87
    2011         48 80
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Materials, metallurgy 11.06
    Computer technology 8.76
    Thermal processes and apparatus 7.83
    Furniture, games 7.37
    Basic materials chemistry 6.91
    Mechanical elements 6.91
    Other consumer goods 4.61
    Engines, pumps, turbines 4.15
    Measurement 3.69
    Audio-visual technology 3.23
    Others 35.48
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         17 68
    2004         2 93
    2005         3 80
    2006         2 92
    2007         13 80
    2008         6 93
    2009         6 93
    2010         12 87
    2011         15 86
    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         1 67
    2008            
    2009            
    2010         1 72
    2011         1 80
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 96
    1998         3 81
    1999         2 90
    2000         6 79
    2001         156 67
    2002         112 82
    2003         430 72
    2004         84 90
    2005         88 94
    2006         422 92
    2007         791 77
    2008         968 77
    2009         1,024 72
    2010         1,247 75
    2011         1,222 74
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 87
    1999            
    2000         1 90
    2001         4 80
    2002         10 97
    2003         178 79
    2004         38 89
    2005         49 95
    2006         454 84
    2007         462 83
    2008         680 79
    2009         1,035 70
    2010         1,489 69
    2011         1,190 74
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         2 86
    2002         2 72
    2003         2 86
    2004            
    2005         102 63
    2006         4 90
    2007         5 90
    2008         30 80
    2009         2 94
    2010         29 80
    2011         75 66
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         9 63
    2002         4 65
    2003         19 59
    2004         2 87
    2005         75 67
    2006         25 73
    2007         2 94
    2008         2 101
    2009         30 77
    2010         29 77
    2011         16 83
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1 75        
    1998 3 65        
    1999            
    2000 2 74        
    2001 1 84        
    2002            
    2003 5 71        
    2004 1 97        
    2005            
    2006 5 83        
    2007 2 93        
    2008 1 106     1 34
    2009 2 93        
    2010 4 87        
    2011 1 111        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    PALOX OFFSHORE S.A.L. 2 6781
    PALOX LIMITED 1 11344
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         5 51
    1999            
    2000         2 73
    2001         1 83
    2002         1 87
    2003            
    2004            
    2005         20 58
    2006         7 70
    2007            
    2008         6 86
    2009         3 98
    2010         4 98
    2011         27 71
    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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