Upper middle income - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Upper middle income was 694,400 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 741,500 in 2018 and a minimum value of 402,500 in 2004.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
2004 402,500
2005 443,900
2006 504,800
2007 551,000
2008 565,800
2009 454,000
2010 501,800
2011 578,100
2012 588,800
2013 607,100
2014 595,900
2015 613,800
2016 620,100
2017 650,200
2018 741,500
2019 734,600
2020 694,400

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Upper middle income was 379,315 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 32 years was 386,384 in 2013, while its lowest value was 25,638 in 1984.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) office. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Direct nonresident trademark applications are those filed by applicants from abroad directly at a given national IP office.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1982 35,245
1983 32,715
1984 25,638
1985 31,265
1986 53,478
1987 52,312
1988 66,547
1989 72,110
1990 84,997
1991 80,788
1992 104,066
1993 143,131
1994 152,915
1995 171,370
1996 181,931
1997 177,001
1998 192,198
1999 195,556
2000 248,517
2001 220,184
2002 217,560
2003 231,807
2004 252,053
2005 284,201
2006 310,926
2007 337,202
2008 345,615
2009 268,054
2010 335,780
2011 368,251
2012 386,239
2013 386,384
2014 379,315

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Upper middle income was 2,536,243 as of 2014. Over the past 32 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,536,243 in 2014 and 78,356 in 1984.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) office. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Direct resident trademark applications are those filed by domestic applicants directly at a given national IP office.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1982 92,797
1983 88,766
1984 78,356
1985 117,255
1986 208,599
1987 237,898
1988 208,799
1989 202,312
1990 225,082
1991 211,789
1992 229,346
1993 297,461
1994 311,798
1995 360,013
1996 331,564
1997 288,164
1998 367,584
1999 399,998
2000 488,042
2001 532,527
2002 629,570
2003 747,716
2004 896,669
2005 995,445
2006 1,086,262
2007 1,033,549
2008 1,046,562
2009 1,170,613
2010 1,476,751
2011 1,781,423
2012 2,018,574
2013 2,258,098
2014 2,536,243

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Upper middle income was 10,503,800 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,503,800 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,032,200 in 2004.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of the state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application has residence. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
2004 1,032,200
2005 1,157,900
2006 1,262,500
2007 1,227,900
2008 1,258,500
2009 1,398,700
2010 1,712,400
2011 2,040,300
2012 2,324,200
2013 2,571,800
2014 2,995,900
2015 3,567,300
2016 4,453,500
2017 6,561,300
2018 8,148,200
2019 8,733,200
2020 10,503,800

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Upper middle income was 2,915,558 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,915,558 in 2014 and a minimum value of 121,481 in 1983.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) office. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Intellectual Property Indicators and www.wipo.int/econ_stat. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1980 160,166
1981 139,035
1982 128,042
1983 121,481
1984 159,084
1985 155,840
1986 262,077
1987 290,210
1988 275,346
1989 274,422
1990 312,319
1991 295,146
1992 337,067
1993 445,243
1994 470,907
1995 537,233
1996 519,744
1997 550,712
1998 567,087
1999 604,242
2000 744,902
2001 761,468
2002 847,130
2003 979,523
2004 1,156,075
2005 1,279,646
2006 1,397,188
2007 1,372,219
2008 1,394,051
2009 1,461,408
2010 1,814,563
2011 2,174,385
2012 2,404,813
2013 2,644,482
2014 2,915,558

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology