Statistical Country Profiles

Sierra Leone

Population (Million): 6 (2011) (Rank = 107)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 4.61 (2011) (Rank = 142)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       1.86
    1998       1.84
    1999       1.69
    2000       1.76
    2001       2.08
    2002       2.65
    2003       2.89
    2004       3.11
    2005       3.33
    2006       3.58
    2007       3.81
    2008       4.02
    2009       4.15
    2010       4.35
    2011       4.61
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         2 89
    2002            
    2003         4 115
    2004         4 114
    2005         2 128
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009            
    2010            
    2011         2 135
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 14.58
    Civil engineering 14.58
    Organic fine chemistry 8.33
    Pharmaceuticals 6.25
    Handling 6.25
    Machine tools 6.25
    Mechanical elements 6.25
    Computer technology 4.17
    Measurement 4.17
    Control 4.17
    Others 25.00
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
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    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         3 99
    2004         1 101
    2005         1 95
    2006            
    2007            
    2008         2 109
    2009            
    2010            
    2011            
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008 596 54
    2009    
    2010    
    2011    
    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         1 56
    2005            
    2006         1 59
    2007            
    2008            
    2009            
    2010            
    2011            
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     208 105    
    1998     994 99    
    1999            
    2000     1,212 105    
    2001     1,038 104    
    2002     787 108    
    2003     698 108 4 154
    2004     793 108 1 148
    2005     986 111 2 148
    2006     945 111    
    2007     999 108    
    2008     1,017 102 2 163
    2009     750 99 6 161
    2010     674 107 11 162
    2011     724 106 29 158
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     208 92    
    1998     994 89    
    1999     1,112 88    
    2000     1,212 88    
    2001     1,038 88 1 96
    2002     787 95    
    2003     698 91    
    2004     793 92    
    2005     986 98 3 128
    2006     945 95    
    2007     999 94    
    2008     1,017 93 1 164
    2009     750 92 1 169
    2010     674 98 5 166
    2011     724 100 2 177
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001     9 89    
    2002            
    2003            
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    2010            
    2011            
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001     2 97 1 86
    2002            
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    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003            
    2004            
    2005            
    2006 2 96        
    2007            
    2008            
    2009            
    2010 2 96        
    2011 1 111        
    2012            
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003            
    2004         2 89
    2005         1 93
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009            
    2010            
    2011         2 107
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 05/2013
  • 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.
  • Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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