Statistical Country Profiles

Trinidad and Tobago

Population (Million): 1.35 (2011) (Rank = 148)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 30.64 (2011) (Rank = 96)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 17 234 6 15.05
    1998   263 2 16.22
    1999   233   16.93
    2000   369   17.97
    2001       18.70
    2002 2 340 1 20.20
    2003     1 23.12
    2004 6     24.95
    2005 5     26.38
    2006       29.87
    2007 20     31.30
    2008 14     32.15
    2009       31.09
    2010       31.08
    2011       30.64
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 17 84 154 65    
    1998     107 67    
    1999     120 71 1 88
    2000     154 70 4 76
    2001     239 63    
    2002 2 98 221 60    
    2003     231 61 13 96
    2004 3 94 205 62 3 119
    2005 1 106 205 63 4 118
    2006     278 54 2 111
    2007 2 92 317 45 18 95
    2008 1 89 280 49 13 103
    2009         26 83
    2010         23 93
    2011         16 103
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Other consumer goods 19.42
    Civil engineering 12.62
    Medical technology 10.68
    Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 7.77
    Basic materials chemistry 7.77
    Transport 5.83
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3.88
    Other special machines 3.88
    Furniture, games 3.88
    Materials, metallurgy 2.91
    Others 21.36
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 17 66 154 54    
    1998            
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    2001            
    2002     17 78    
    2003         4 92
    2004            
    2005            
    2006 2 82 79 60 3 86
    2007     64 58 2 99
    2008 1 80 89 63 2 109
    2009         2 110
    2010         6 99
    2011         7 94
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998 1 38        
    1999            
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    2002            
    2003 2 48 1 36    
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 233 76 1,466 90 1 96
    1998 258 85 956 99 5 77
    1999 229 86 967 101 4 81
    2000 366 86 1,754 92 3 98
    2001         15 102
    2002 340 86 1,317 96    
    2003         19 129
    2004         11 123
    2005         25 111
    2006         53 122
    2007         88 117
    2008         69 122
    2009         50 130
    2010         87 130
    2011         14 164
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 193 66 995 86 1 91
    1998 85 82 677 92 1 87
    1999 171 77 1,071 90 2 78
    2000 314 65 1,595 80 2 82
    2001         1 96
    2002 225 72 949 89    
    2003         16 128
    2004         25 98
    2005         7 120
    2006         35 118
    2007         69 113
    2008         102 115
    2009         68 119
    2010         82 128
    2011         59 133
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 6 63 10 56    
    1998 2 81 8 83    
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002 1 86 1 97    
    2003 1 89 9 91    
    2004            
    2005         28 83
    2006         1 97
    2007         28 79
    2008            
    2009            
    2010            
    2011         2 104
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 6 56 10 52    
    1998     2 82    
    1999            
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    2002 8 72 10 74    
    2003            
    2004            
    2005         26 77
    2006            
    2007            
    2008         27 84
    2009            
    2010         1 106
    2011            
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997            
    1998 3 65        
    1999            
    2000            
    2001 1 84        
    2002 1 87        
    2003 2 87        
    2004 1 97        
    2005 1 98        
    2006 3 87        
    2007 3 87        
    2008            
    2009 2 93        
    2010 1 106        
    2011            
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     89 31    
    1999     79 37    
    2000     133 35 4 62
    2001     193 34    
    2002     213 32    
    2003     221 33 4 74
    2004     190 38 1 95
    2005     188 35 2 89
    2006     264 27    
    2007         10 84
    2008         6 86
    2009         23 68
    2010         15 84
    2011         5 96
    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.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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