| IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy |
Note |
| Year |
Patent |
Trademark |
Industrial Design |
GDP (Constant 2005 US$) |
| 1997 |
52 |
23 |
|
7.09 |
| 1998 |
41 |
12 |
|
7.57 |
| 1999 |
44 |
109 |
|
8.81 |
| 2000 |
|
79 |
|
10.45 |
| 2001 |
|
46 |
|
12.59 |
| 2002 |
|
103 |
|
14.58 |
| 2003 |
|
113 |
|
17.07 |
| 2004 |
|
87 |
|
20.01 |
| 2005 |
|
62 |
|
22.61 |
| 2006 |
|
146 |
|
25.19 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
28.16 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
32.30 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
34.27 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
37.42 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
41.12 |
|
|
| Patent Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
52 |
68 |
50 |
79 |
|
|
| 1998 |
41 |
72 |
16 |
82 |
|
|
| 1999 |
44 |
72 |
5 |
93 |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
1 |
94 |
|
|
8 |
102 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
124 |
| 2009 |
1 |
85 |
|
|
8 |
106 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
141 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
134 |
|
|
| Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011) |
Note |
| Field of Technology |
Share |
|
| Machine tools |
9.73 |
| Engines, pumps, turbines |
8.30 |
| Materials, metallurgy |
7.71 |
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy |
6.41 |
| Measurement |
6.41 |
| Other special machines |
6.17 |
| Chemical engineering |
5.69 |
| Medical technology |
4.63 |
| Mechanical elements |
4.63 |
| Macromolecular chemistry, polymers |
4.51 |
| Others |
35.81 |
|
|
| Patent Grants |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
154 |
39 |
52 |
66 |
|
|
| 1998 |
45 |
55 |
89 |
60 |
|
|
| 1999 |
32 |
63 |
63 |
66 |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
1 |
80 |
|
|
8 |
87 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
1 |
77 |
|
|
8 |
87 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
124 |
| 2011 |
1 |
80 |
|
|
8 |
93 |
|
|
| Utility Model Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
67 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trademark Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
23 |
91 |
929 |
98 |
|
|
| 1998 |
12 |
104 |
803 |
101 |
|
|
| 1999 |
109 |
98 |
678 |
106 |
|
|
| 2000 |
79 |
102 |
1,669 |
93 |
|
|
| 2001 |
46 |
110 |
2,111 |
91 |
|
|
| 2002 |
103 |
104 |
1,869 |
88 |
|
|
| 2003 |
113 |
102 |
1,876 |
88 |
|
|
| 2004 |
87 |
105 |
2,013 |
88 |
|
|
| 2005 |
62 |
111 |
2,565 |
87 |
|
|
| 2006 |
146 |
105 |
2,817 |
86 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
2,821 |
88 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
2,819 |
81 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
2,337 |
79 |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
2,245 |
82 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
2,293 |
76 |
8 |
168 |
|
|
| Trademark Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
5 |
80 |
1,279 |
81 |
|
|
| 1998 |
9 |
91 |
1,666 |
79 |
|
|
| 1999 |
36 |
94 |
522 |
102 |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
1,238 |
86 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
1,797 |
82 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
1,639 |
81 |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
1,678 |
77 |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
1,816 |
76 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
2,194 |
80 |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
2,378 |
76 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
2,763 |
76 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
2,807 |
75 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
2,320 |
70 |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
2,224 |
68 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
2,267 |
72 |
|
|
|
|
| Industrial Design Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
3 |
89 |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
95 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Industrial Design Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
2 |
91 |
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
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|
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| 2004 |
|
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|
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|
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| 2005 |
|
|
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|
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| 2006 |
|
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|
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| 2007 |
|
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|
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|
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| 2008 |
|
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|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties |
Note |
| Year |
PCT System |
Rank |
Madrid System |
Rank |
Hague System |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
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|
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| 2001 |
|
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|
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| 2002 |
|
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| 2003 |
|
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| 2004 |
|
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| 2005 |
|
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|
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| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
1 |
106 |
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office) |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
38 |
40 |
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
4 |
44 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
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|
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|
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| 2001 |
|
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| 2002 |
|
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| 2003 |
|
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| 2004 |
|
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| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2007 |
|
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| 2008 |
|
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| 2009 |
|
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| 2010 |
|
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| 2011 |
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