| IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy |
Note |
| Year |
Patent |
Trademark |
Industrial Design |
GDP (Constant 2005 US$) |
| 1997 |
186 |
167 |
82 |
4.94 |
| 1998 |
148 |
272 |
105 |
5.11 |
| 1999 |
|
427 |
43 |
5.26 |
| 2000 |
|
121 |
48 |
5.33 |
| 2001 |
106 |
206 |
90 |
5.48 |
| 2002 |
121 |
255 |
98 |
5.74 |
| 2003 |
167 |
436 |
129 |
6.14 |
| 2004 |
143 |
441 |
137 |
6.80 |
| 2005 |
100 |
376 |
166 |
7.29 |
| 2006 |
103 |
373 |
127 |
7.91 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
8.72 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
9.50 |
| 2009 |
77 |
380 |
|
9.38 |
| 2010 |
111 |
630 |
93 |
9.98 |
| 2011 |
|
|
83 |
11.70 |
|
|
| Patent Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
186 |
50 |
3 |
92 |
|
|
| 1998 |
148 |
56 |
32 |
76 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
106 |
62 |
76 |
78 |
|
|
| 2002 |
121 |
63 |
105 |
71 |
|
|
| 2003 |
167 |
57 |
86 |
74 |
|
|
| 2004 |
143 |
59 |
86 |
73 |
|
|
| 2005 |
100 |
69 |
87 |
72 |
|
|
| 2006 |
103 |
67 |
110 |
71 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
133 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
76 |
67 |
67 |
65 |
1 |
137 |
| 2010 |
110 |
69 |
69 |
65 |
1 |
141 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
37 |
84 |
|
|
| Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011) |
Note |
| Field of Technology |
Share |
|
| Pharmaceuticals |
21.88 |
| Thermal processes and apparatus |
15.63 |
| Food chemistry |
9.38 |
| Basic materials chemistry |
9.38 |
| Chemical engineering |
9.38 |
| Medical technology |
6.25 |
| Semiconductors |
3.13 |
| Control |
3.13 |
| Biotechnology |
3.13 |
| Surface technology, coating |
3.13 |
| Others |
15.58 |
|
|
| Patent Grants |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
113 |
45 |
3 |
82 |
|
|
| 1998 |
140 |
43 |
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
110 |
45 |
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
45 |
70 |
|
|
| 2001 |
86 |
48 |
90 |
61 |
|
|
| 2002 |
75 |
50 |
88 |
58 |
|
|
| 2003 |
124 |
40 |
111 |
57 |
4 |
92 |
| 2004 |
84 |
47 |
81 |
62 |
|
|
| 2005 |
114 |
46 |
83 |
60 |
|
|
| 2006 |
91 |
51 |
83 |
59 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
64 |
54 |
68 |
61 |
|
|
| 2010 |
50 |
59 |
46 |
65 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
107 |
|
|
| Patents in Force |
Note |
| Year |
Patents in Force |
Rank |
|
| 2004 |
498 |
47 |
| 2005 |
13,663 |
22 |
| 2006 |
778 |
38 |
| 2007 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
| 2009 |
2,513 |
37 |
| 2010 |
2,645 |
42 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
| Utility Model Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
225 |
20 |
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
319 |
16 |
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
293 |
18 |
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
364 |
16 |
6 |
31 |
|
|
| 2005 |
214 |
21 |
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
193 |
24 |
4 |
34 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
68 |
| 2009 |
119 |
33 |
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
127 |
33 |
2 |
48 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
69 |
|
|
| Trademark Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
167 |
77 |
6,760 |
40 |
|
|
| 1998 |
272 |
83 |
5,648 |
48 |
|
|
| 1999 |
427 |
75 |
2,375 |
80 |
|
|
| 2000 |
121 |
97 |
2,970 |
77 |
|
|
| 2001 |
206 |
96 |
3,189 |
74 |
|
|
| 2002 |
255 |
90 |
3,260 |
68 |
|
|
| 2003 |
358 |
85 |
2,533 |
75 |
78 |
107 |
| 2004 |
423 |
83 |
2,559 |
80 |
18 |
114 |
| 2005 |
369 |
90 |
3,447 |
76 |
7 |
134 |
| 2006 |
339 |
94 |
1,832 |
98 |
34 |
132 |
| 2007 |
|
|
1,720 |
100 |
34 |
131 |
| 2008 |
|
|
1,936 |
89 |
63 |
124 |
| 2009 |
328 |
79 |
1,719 |
87 |
52 |
129 |
| 2010 |
539 |
83 |
1,864 |
90 |
91 |
126 |
| 2011 |
|
|
1,660 |
85 |
106 |
127 |
|
|
| Trademark Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
173 |
68 |
6,590 |
34 |
|
|
| 1998 |
297 |
67 |
5,619 |
44 |
|
|
| 1999 |
360 |
63 |
2,348 |
71 |
|
|
| 2000 |
97 |
78 |
2,902 |
64 |
|
|
| 2001 |
161 |
76 |
3,137 |
63 |
|
|
| 2002 |
212 |
75 |
3,219 |
59 |
1 |
110 |
| 2003 |
264 |
69 |
2,542 |
66 |
7 |
138 |
| 2004 |
305 |
70 |
2,532 |
65 |
9 |
117 |
| 2005 |
301 |
77 |
3,385 |
62 |
3 |
128 |
| 2006 |
284 |
78 |
1,875 |
84 |
33 |
120 |
| 2007 |
|
|
1,711 |
87 |
30 |
128 |
| 2008 |
|
|
1,933 |
82 |
51 |
126 |
| 2009 |
259 |
72 |
1,685 |
80 |
49 |
126 |
| 2010 |
370 |
76 |
1,768 |
81 |
94 |
123 |
| 2011 |
|
|
1,612 |
83 |
93 |
126 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
82 |
47 |
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
105 |
49 |
287 |
52 |
|
|
| 1999 |
43 |
59 |
263 |
53 |
|
|
| 2000 |
48 |
63 |
309 |
56 |
|
|
| 2001 |
90 |
57 |
624 |
36 |
|
|
| 2002 |
98 |
54 |
372 |
48 |
|
|
| 2003 |
129 |
54 |
707 |
35 |
|
|
| 2004 |
131 |
55 |
248 |
55 |
6 |
84 |
| 2005 |
166 |
49 |
231 |
54 |
|
|
| 2006 |
127 |
54 |
230 |
54 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
203 |
54 |
1 |
106 |
| 2008 |
|
|
239 |
50 |
2 |
102 |
| 2009 |
|
|
159 |
47 |
|
|
| 2010 |
93 |
62 |
167 |
45 |
|
|
| 2011 |
83 |
57 |
158 |
49 |
|
|
|
|
| Industrial Design Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
81 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
106 |
41 |
286 |
47 |
|
|
| 1999 |
31 |
49 |
256 |
47 |
|
|
| 2000 |
51 |
51 |
309 |
48 |
|
|
| 2001 |
75 |
52 |
314 |
51 |
|
|
| 2002 |
73 |
52 |
371 |
46 |
|
|
| 2003 |
98 |
47 |
355 |
46 |
1 |
89 |
| 2004 |
102 |
50 |
251 |
49 |
|
|
| 2005 |
129 |
44 |
231 |
51 |
6 |
89 |
| 2006 |
124 |
49 |
235 |
53 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
203 |
50 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
239 |
46 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
159 |
45 |
2 |
96 |
| 2010 |
83 |
54 |
167 |
41 |
|
|
| 2011 |
79 |
53 |
158 |
46 |
|
|
|
|
| International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties |
Note |
| Year |
PCT System |
Rank |
Madrid System |
Rank |
Hague System |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
4 |
53 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
6 |
80 |
1 |
62 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
3 |
91 |
7 |
57 |
|
|
| 2009 |
2 |
93 |
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
2 |
62 |
|
|
| 2011 |
1 |
111 |
6 |
60 |
|
|
|
|
| PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office) |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
32 |
36 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
84 |
46 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
85 |
41 |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
101 |
35 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
105 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
63 |
32 |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
68 |
43 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
37 |
66 |
|
|