Statistical Country Profiles

Sweden

Population (Million): 9.45 (2011) (Rank = 87)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 331.3 (2011) (Rank = 32)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 11,648 15,304 3,050 226.99
    1998 13,997 27,440 3,121 236.54
    1999 15,173 28,642 3,518 247.56
    2000 17,616 40,679 2,944 258.58
    2001 17,045 29,725 2,355 261.85
    2002 15,706 26,037 1,781 268.35
    2003 14,893 29,973   274.62
    2004 16,444 39,526   286.25
    2005 16,867 44,158   295.29
    2006 18,577 53,530   307.98
    2007 20,627 66,870 16,778 318.19
    2008 22,392 61,604 18,361 316.24
    2009 20,652 64,758 17,402 300.34
    2010 22,443 71,325 16,955 318.82
    2011 21,480 78,065 17,431 331.30
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 5,585 10 940 37 6,063 12
    1998 5,714 10 753 40 8,283 12
    1999 6,119 11 853 41 9,054 11
    2000 6,529 11 844 41 11,087 10
    2001 6,474 11 574 45 10,571 10
    2002 5,923 10 597 43 9,783 12
    2003 5,587 11 703 38 9,306 12
    2004 5,197 12 462 43 11,247 12
    2005 5,008 13 438 46 11,859 12
    2006 4,996 15 413 45 13,581 12
    2007 5,260 14 398 41 15,367 11
    2008 5,689 13 306 46 16,703 11
    2009 5,334 14 463 36 15,318 11
    2010 5,756 14 353 43 16,687 11
    2011 5,614 13 337 42 15,866 12
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Digital communication 11.24
    Telecommunications 8.52
    Pharmaceuticals 7.18
    Medical technology 7.08
    Transport 5.47
    Organic fine chemistry 4.67
    Computer technology 4.35
    Machine tools 4.06
    Civil engineering 4.05
    Mechanical elements 3.98
    Others 39.40
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,401 10 516 32 3,590 12
    1998 2,669 10 759 29 4,109 12
    1999 2,795 11 589 35 4,702 12
    2000 2,294 12 381 38 5,010 10
    2001 2,671 11 345 41 5,654 10
    2002 3,212 11 491 35 5,090 12
    2003 3,782 10 713 32 6,836 10
    2004 3,992 9 737 26 6,340 10
    2005 2,848 11 407 35 5,855 10
    2006 2,704 13 287 42 6,448 11
    2007 2,537 14 237 42 6,399 10
    2008 2,620 12 187 49 6,705 11
    2009 2,314 15 239 44 6,695 11
    2010 2,583 14 264 42 8,041 12
    2011 2,332 13 197 44 8,573 10
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 102,785 10
    2005 102,741 9
    2006 104,710 9
    2007 105,571 10
    2008 106,009 11
    2009 102,363 12
    2010 80,132 13
    2011    
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         63 15
    1998         64 15
    1999         262 6
    2000         50 16
    2001         85 14
    2002         357 6
    2003         425 6
    2004         60 18
    2005         52 20
    2006         54 21
    2007         91 18
    2008         60 21
    2009         70 18
    2010         108 20
    2011         131 19
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 7,956 24 6,912 39 7,348 14
    1998 8,184 21 7,915 34 19,256 11
    1999 8,362 23 8,122 33 20,280 11
    2000 9,156 24 8,888 37 31,523 11
    2001 7,538 29 8,582 36 22,187 12
    2002 7,960 30 7,166 35 18,077 13
    2003 7,846 32 6,565 43 22,127 12
    2004 8,683 31 6,117 43 30,843 12
    2005 9,833 31 6,121 48 34,325 14
    2006 10,470 32 5,286 52 43,060 14
    2007 12,350 27 4,520 63 54,520 12
    2008 12,548 28 4,046 67 49,056 14
    2009 11,475 30 3,082 65 53,283 13
    2010 11,971 30 2,747 66 59,354 13
    2011 11,620 28 2,701 65 66,445 13
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,883 28 4,959 45 7,733 13
    1998 2,166 36 5,548 46 8,112 13
    1999 2,952 33 6,435 36 6,920 14
    2000 6,309 22 7,361 32 8,482 13
    2001 5,675 27 7,742 32 8,618 11
    2002 6,105 22 6,549 39 7,076 13
    2003 5,330 25 5,332 45 17,412 12
    2004 4,921 27 4,687 47 21,812 11
    2005 7,818 22 4,756 46 32,565 13
    2006 8,134 22 4,643 45 30,550 14
    2007 1,380 50 3,171 73 41,748 13
    2008 7,947 26 2,785 76 51,826 12
    2009 9,386 23 2,751 63 46,932 12
    2010 8,198 27 2,272 67 59,851 13
    2011 8,169 27 2,383 70 60,035 13
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,796 15 995 13 1,254 10
    1998 1,638 16 881 29 1,483 12
    1999 1,454 17 910 28 2,064 11
    2000 1,299 18 1,041 29 1,645 11
    2001 1,109 21 910 31 1,246 12
    2002 1,094 20 744 34 687 13
    2003 387 35     5,940 11
    2004 358 38     9,375 11
    2005 471 36     11,780 12
    2006 475 36     12,273 12
    2007 1,143 21 62 71 15,635 11
    2008 1,283 22 26 86 17,078 12
    2009 1,232 22 29 76 16,170 12
    2010 1,119 24 36 75 15,836 13
    2011 1,045 22 15 88 16,386 13
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,179 13 688 18 1,510 11
    1998 698 20 544 32 1,407 12
    1999 625 21 468 35 2,085 11
    2000 866 16 743 31 1,785 11
    2001 974 17 919 30 1,392 12
    2002 792 18 843 32 736 12
    2003 205 40     3,394 11
    2004 404 33     10,268 11
    2005 515 29     12,901 11
    2006 487 33     12,179 12
    2007 1,040 19 43 68 14,640 11
    2008 1,151 19 23 79 16,301 12
    2009 1,050 18 18 81 16,332 11
    2010 1,000 20 27 73 15,806 13
    2011 986 18 14 87 15,774 13
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 2,211 6 204 9    
    1998 2,590 6 275 9    
    1999 2,717 6 292 9    
    2000 3,090 6 479 9 12 15
    2001 3,422 6 416 10 24 13
    2002 2,989 7 360 12 17 13
    2003 2,606 9 377 14    
    2004 2,851 9 462 16    
    2005 2,884 9 409 18    
    2006 3,336 10 400 19 2 19
    2007 3,655 10 478 18 3 18
    2008 4,136 9 476 18 7 18
    2009 3,568 10 314 21 4 25
    2010 3,314 10 284 22 11 20
    2011 3,462 10 259 22 34 12
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL) 1,116 10
    SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 171 94
    SCANIA CV AB (PUBL) 124 123
    AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 91 185
    AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 75 228
    SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 47 371
    VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 46 381
    ASTRAZENECA AB 44 401
    GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 43 408
    SAAB AB 43 408
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,179 5 132 30 2,385 8
    1998 1,420 5 100 29 4,357 7
    1999 1,616 5 125 32 4,969 7
    2000 1,810 6 132 36 6,008 7
    2001 2,037 6     5,977 8
    2002 2,076 5 76 41 5,946 9
    2003 1,986 6 109 39 5,503 9
    2004 1,854 8 82 47 7,600 9
    2005 1,803 8 60 46 8,079 9
    2006 1,921 8 60 41 9,533 9
    2007 2,054 8 19 48 10,821 9
    2008 2,387 8     12,373 9
    2009 2,547 8     11,391 10
    2010 2,603 8 46 47 12,523 9
    2011 2,498 8 44 45 11,575 9
    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.
  • Sweden 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 Sweden.
  • Sweden 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 Sweden.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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