Statistical Country Profiles

Netherlands

Population (Million): 16.7 (2011) (Rank = 61)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 621.94 (2011) (Rank = 20)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 14,881     474.48
    1998 16,810 24,451   493.10
    1999 17,809 24,275   516.20
    2000 20,323 34,138   536.54
    2001 22,617 25,030   546.88
    2002 23,512 23,553   547.29
    2003 23,898 42,414 8,603 549.13
    2004 33,078 59,413 19,237 561.41
    2005 37,448 52,190 22,424 572.90
    2006 36,850 78,897 22,187 592.35
    2007 36,379 147,038 22,078 615.57
    2008 37,232 121,594 26,828 626.67
    2009 34,680 137,444 27,671 604.51
    2010 33,388 135,783 26,551 614.72
    2011 32,376 141,247 26,656 621.94
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 5,683 9 637 41 9,198 9
    1998 5,955 9 549 42 10,855 9
    1999 6,382 10 506 46 11,427 8
    2000 6,900 10 529 49 13,423 8
    2001 7,481 9 543 46 15,136 7
    2002 7,176 9 481 45 16,336 8
    2003 8,747 9 573 44 15,151 9
    2004 9,161 9 556 38 23,917 7
    2005 10,016 9 633 36 27,432 7
    2006 9,496 9 548 40 27,354 7
    2007 9,079 10 367 42 27,300 9
    2008 9,712 10 311 45 27,520 9
    2009 9,316 10 279 45 25,364 9
    2010 8,484 11 240 50 24,904 9
    2011 8,195 11 310 45 24,181 9
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Audio-visual technology 9.84
    Computer technology 6.78
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 5.39
    Measurement 4.43
    Basic materials chemistry 4.27
    Optics 4.27
    Medical technology 4.26
    Civil engineering 4.19
    Organic fine chemistry 4.17
    Other special machines 3.81
    Others 48.59
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 3,030 9 958 25 5,034 8
    1998 3,225 9 944 27 5,474 9
    1999 3,244 9 803 29 5,830 9
    2000 3,082 11 676 31 5,821 9
    2001 3,261 10 770 33 5,721 9
    2002 3,384 10 760 31 5,674 9
    2003 3,519 11 769 30 7,401 9
    2004 3,585 10 482 33 7,797 9
    2005 3,323 10 569 30 7,750 9
    2006 3,725 11 555 33 9,220 9
    2007 3,615 11 524 31 9,766 9
    2008 3,679 10 315 39 10,166 9
    2009 3,238 11 305 38 10,644 9
    2010 3,322 11 350 34 11,043 9
    2011 3,586 10 275 40 11,338 9
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 14,078 22
    2005 14,091 21
    2006 14,211 20
    2007 16,532 22
    2008 18,588 23
    2009 16,262 27
    2010    
    2011 12,713 24
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         166 8
    1998         119 12
    1999         154 12
    2000         117 13
    2001         119 11
    2002         223 11
    2003         266 10
    2004         122 12
    2005         122 13
    2006         145 9
    2007         95 15
    2008         136 13
    2009         155 13
    2010         163 12
    2011         126 20
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         10,474 12
    1998 877 61     23,574 10
    1999 994 60     23,281 10
    2000 1,518 62     32,620 10
    2001 1,106 64     23,924 11
    2002 1,055 68     22,498 12
    2003 2,375 54     40,039 10
    2004 2,074 58     57,339 10
    2005 1,836 64     50,354 10
    2006 2,828 58     76,069 10
    2007 20,276 18     126,762 8
    2008 18,209 21     103,385 9
    2009 17,589 21     119,855 8
    2010 17,642 22     118,141 9
    2011 18,283 21     122,964 8
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         9,689 11
    1998         9,361 12
    1999         7,464 13
    2000         6,578 14
    2001         6,474 12
    2002         7,143 12
    2003 846 48     17,426 11
    2004 919 49     26,872 10
    2005 2,233 45     58,330 10
    2006 1,941 44     52,099 10
    2007 2,648 41     75,242 9
    2008 15,755 16     94,926 8
    2009 14,796 15     100,597 8
    2010 15,615 15     128,346 8
    2011 15,454 17     110,530 8
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1,586 8
    1998         1,574 11
    1999         1,869 12
    2000         1,644 12
    2001         1,603 11
    2002         687 13
    2003 496 30     8,107 10
    2004 720 26     18,517 8
    2005 1,452 19     20,972 9
    2006 1,453 20     20,734 10
    2007 761 27     21,317 10
    2008 1,406 20     25,422 9
    2009 1,626 18     26,045 9
    2010 1,670 18     24,881 9
    2011 1,568 17     25,088 10
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         2,835 8
    1998         1,657 11
    1999         1,735 13
    2000         1,573 12
    2001         1,553 11
    2002         759 11
    2003 257 36     4,773 10
    2004 728 20     18,279 8
    2005 1,654 17     23,563 8
    2006 1,373 19     20,452 9
    2007 740 24     20,427 9
    2008 1,413 18     24,377 8
    2009 1,443 14     25,290 8
    2010 1,518 14     25,456 8
    2011 1,471 15     24,191 10
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1,894 7        
    1998 2,039 7        
    1999 2,440 7        
    2000 2,933 7     361 6
    2001 3,409 7     336 6
    2002 3,981 6     343 6
    2003 4,479 6     169 5
    2004 4,284 6     98 5
    2005 4,498 7     77 5
    2006 4,553 7     85 5
    2007 4,433 8     88 5
    2008 4,363 8     85 5
    2009 4,462 8     115 6
    2010 4,063 8     178 6
    2011 3,503 9     128 7
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1,148 9
    DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 178 85
    SHELL INTERNATIONALE RESEARCH MAATSCHAPPIJ B.V. 141 110
    NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST- NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO 82 208
    UNILEVER N.V. 73 232
    ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 65 260
    GECO TECHNOLOGY B.V. 58 289
    TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V. 57 299
    NXP B.V. 48 364
    N.V. NUTRICIA 46 381
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,264 4     2,492 7
    1998 1,402 6     3,802 8
    1999 1,592 6     4,499 8
    2000 1,844 5     5,913 8
    2001 2,332 5     7,059 7
    2002 1,387 7     7,922 7
    2003 2,798 5     6,927 7
    2004 3,215 6     15,652 6
    2005 3,657 4     19,062 5
    2006 3,523 5     18,876 5
    2007 3,230 6     18,733 5
    2008 3,333 6     19,321 6
    2009 3,247 6     17,490 7
    2010 2,889 6     17,923 7
    2011 2,927 6     17,469 7
    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.
  • Netherlands is a member of the European Patent Convention from 1978. Patent filings by residents of this country at the European Patent Office (EPO) are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office. Due to lack of information on designation, filings by other nationals at the EPO are not counted as non-resident filings for Netherlands.
  • Netherlands is a member of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP). Trademark and industrial design filings by residents of this country at the BOIP are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office; filings by other nationals at the BOIP are considered non-resident filings via regional office for Netherlands.
  • Netherlands is a member of the European Union. Trademark and industrial design filings by residents of this country at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office; filings by other nationals at OHIM are considered non-resident filings via regional office for Netherlands.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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