Costa Rica - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Costa Rica was 6,135 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7,677 in 2012 and a minimum value of 5,006 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 5,006
2005 5,428
2006 6,620
2007 5,882
2010 6,229
2011 7,365
2012 7,677
2014 7,241
2015 7,615
2016 7,376
2017 6,503
2018 6,529
2019 6,957
2020 6,135

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Costa Rica was 4,681.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 7,615.00 in 2015, while its lowest value was 794.00 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. 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
1980 1,040.00
1981 1,119.00
1982 940.00
1983 794.00
1986 833.00
1987 918.00
1988 1,005.00
1989 1,328.00
1990 3,299.00
1991 2,870.00
1992 2,976.00
1993 5,192.00
1994 4,305.00
1995 5,007.00
1996 5,501.00
1997 5,584.00
1998 5,346.00
1999 5,603.00
2000 5,961.00
2001 5,143.00
2002 5,093.00
2003 4,905.00
2004 5,006.00
2005 5,428.00
2006 6,620.00
2007 5,882.00
2010 5,498.00
2011 7,365.00
2012 5,961.00
2014 7,241.00
2015 7,615.00
2016 7,376.00
2017 6,503.00
2018 4,878.00
2019 4,681.00

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Costa Rica was 7,101.00 as of 2019. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7,902.00 in 2017 and 430.00 in 1986.

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
1980 605.00
1981 632.00
1982 779.00
1983 922.00
1986 430.00
1987 500.00
1988 485.00
1989 756.00
1990 1,042.00
1991 1,754.00
1992 2,072.00
1993 2,430.00
1994 4,183.00
1995 3,838.00
1996 3,990.00
1997 3,822.00
1998 4,370.00
1999 5,061.00
2000 4,038.00
2001 4,421.00
2002 4,248.00
2003 4,229.00
2004 4,444.00
2005 4,511.00
2006 5,398.00
2007 5,872.00
2010 5,767.00
2011 6,759.00
2012 6,002.00
2014 5,120.00
2015 5,985.00
2016 6,797.00
2017 7,902.00
2018 5,117.00
2019 7,101.00

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Costa Rica was 8,528 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,866 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,444 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 4,444
2005 4,511
2006 5,398
2007 5,872
2010 6,406
2011 6,759
2012 6,503
2014 5,120
2015 5,985
2016 6,797
2017 7,902
2018 7,034
2019 8,866
2020 8,528

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Costa Rica was 11,782 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,405 in 2017 and a minimum value of 1,263 in 1986.

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 1,645
1981 1,751
1982 1,719
1983 1,716
1986 1,263
1987 1,418
1988 1,490
1989 2,084
1990 4,341
1991 4,624
1992 5,048
1993 7,622
1994 8,488
1995 8,845
1996 9,491
1997 9,406
1998 9,716
1999 10,664
2000 9,999
2001 9,564
2002 9,341
2003 9,134
2004 9,450
2005 9,939
2006 12,018
2007 11,754
2010 11,265
2011 14,124
2012 11,963
2014 12,361
2015 13,600
2016 14,173
2017 14,405
2018 9,995
2019 11,782

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology