Statistical Country Profiles

Zimbabwe

Population (Million): 12.75 (2011) (Rank = 71)
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IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997        
    1998     11  
    1999   27    
    2000        
    2001   8,973    
    2002        
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    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000         3 83
    2001         2 89
    2002            
    2003         4 115
    2004         8 99
    2005         1 136
    2006         3 100
    2007         2 122
    2008         2 124
    2009         5 116
    2010         2 133
    2011         6 120
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Other special machines 13.56
    Basic materials chemistry 11.86
    Furniture, games 11.86
    Semiconductors 8.47
    Civil engineering 8.47
    Engines, pumps, turbines 6.78
    Handling 5.08
    Mechanical elements 5.08
    Measurement 3.39
    Environmental technology 3.39
    Others 22.06
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001     29 76    
    2002            
    2003         6 82
    2004         2 93
    2005         1 95
    2006         1 99
    2007         2 99
    2008         9 90
    2009         5 97
    2010         3 107
    2011         133 46
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008 1,160 43
    2009    
    2010    
    2011    
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2007            
    2008 2 48     3 53
    2009            
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     83 107 51 58
    1998     31 118    
    1999 1 114 13 122 26 65
    2000         5 85
    2001 1 122 17 127 8,972 18
    2002         25 107
    2003         44 117
    2004         17 116
    2005         7 134
    2006         19 139
    2007            
    2008         1 167
    2009         22 147
    2010         168 119
    2011         15 163
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     8 111    
    1999     32 114    
    2000            
    2001 2 98 18 111    
    2002            
    2003         15 130
    2004         1 137
    2005            
    2006            
    2007            
    2008         5 153
    2009         9 146
    2010         16 155
    2011         17 155
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     5 67    
    1998 11 69 5 86    
    1999     3 89    
    2000            
    2001     14 80    
    2002            
    2003         2 86
    2004            
    2005            
    2006         1 97
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         1 104
    2010         1 107
    2011         2 104
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     2 60    
    1998     3 80    
    1999     4 82    
    2000            
    2001     8 78    
    2002            
    2003            
    2004            
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    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 8 50        
    1999 1 75        
    2000            
    2001 3 72        
    2002 2 80        
    2003 2 87        
    2004 3 81        
    2005 1 98        
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009 1 105        
    2010            
    2011 2 98        
    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         3 67
    2001         2 73
    2002            
    2003         1 86
    2004         6 76
    2005            
    2006         2 84
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         1 109
    2010         1 114
    2011            
    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.
  • Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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