Statistical Country Profiles

Namibia

Population (Million): 2.32 (2011) (Rank = 138)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 13.91 (2011) (Rank = 125)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       7.70
    1998       7.96
    1999       8.22
    2000       8.51
    2001       8.61
    2002       9.02
    2003       9.41
    2004       10.56
    2005       10.83
    2006       11.59
    2007       12.22
    2008       12.63
    2009       12.57
    2010       13.40
    2011       13.91
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         1 134
    2004         1 136
    2005         1 136
    2006         2 111
    2007         1 133
    2008         4 115
    2009         2 129
    2010         4 117
    2011         10 109
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 39.56
    Organic fine chemistry 16.48
    Biotechnology 7.69
    IT methods for management 4.95
    Control 3.85
    Medical technology 3.30
    Furniture, games 3.30
    Civil engineering 3.30
    Digital communication 2.20
    Computer technology 2.20
    Others 13.17
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         2 107
    2004         1 101
    2005            
    2006         2 92
    2007         1 105
    2008         1 121
    2009            
    2010         2 114
    2011         2 112
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008 51 68
    2009    
    2010    
    2011    
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2008         1 68
    2009            
    2010            
    2011            
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         26 64
    1998            
    1999         25 66
    2000         12 73
    2001         16 100
    2002         22 111
    2003         65 109
    2004     136 123 43 100
    2005     921 112 24 113
    2006     1,061 105 20 137
    2007     1,116 105 1 162
    2008     1,139 97 3 159
    2009     858 96 50 130
    2010     802 102 53 139
    2011     951 100 81 130
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         2 83
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         2 87
    2002         1 110
    2003         17 124
    2004     136 108 2 130
    2005     921 100    
    2006     1,061 92 52 114
    2007     1,116 92 1 161
    2008     1,139 90 10 145
    2009     858 89 36 131
    2010     802 94 94 123
    2011     951 95 33 140
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2002            
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    2004     10 91    
    2005     14 91    
    2006     20 81    
    2007     11 94    
    2008     45 74    
    2009     29 76    
    2010     34 76    
    2011     28 79    
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
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    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003            
    2004     10 85    
    2005     14 82    
    2006     20 78    
    2007     11 89    
    2008     45 67    
    2009     29 68    
    2010     34 70    
    2011     28 74    
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999 1 75        
    2000            
    2001            
    2002 1 87        
    2003            
    2004 2 88        
    2005 1 98        
    2006 1 102        
    2007 2 93        
    2008            
    2009 4 86        
    2010 30 53        
    2011 19 60        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    DHOOT PRADEEPKUMAR NANDLAL 1 11344
    ENVIRO ABRASION RESISTANT ENGINEERS PVT. LTD. 1 11344
    HUZHOU SHUWEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 11344
    INOGENT LABORATORIES PRIVATE LIMITED 1 11344
    TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED 1 11344
    THEMIS MEDICARE LIMITED 1 11344
    TIANJIN KINGYORK GROUP CO., LTD 1 11344
    TVM CORP. 1 11344
    VIVEKANANDA KENDRA 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            
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    2004            
    2005         1 93
    2006         2 84
    2007            
    2008         4 91
    2009         1 109
    2010         3 100
    2011         9 84
    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.
  • Namibia 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 Namibia.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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