Dominican Republic - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Dominican Republic was 5,025 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,375 in 2012 and a minimum value of 3,981 in 2009.

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 4,223
2005 4,175
2006 4,994
2007 4,794
2008 4,925
2009 3,981
2010 4,978
2011 5,791
2012 6,375
2013 4,165
2014 5,923
2015 5,843
2016 5,566
2017 5,519
2018 5,729
2019 5,618
2020 5,025

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Dominican Republic was 4,015.00 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 5,645.00 in 2002, while its lowest value was 722.00 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
1983 722.00
2002 5,645.00
2003 3,474.00
2004 3,728.00
2005 3,205.00
2006 3,542.00
2007 3,507.00
2008 3,682.00
2009 3,035.00
2010 3,768.00
2011 4,148.00
2012 4,345.00
2013 4,165.00
2014 4,114.00
2015 3,927.00
2016 3,995.00
2017 3,764.00
2018 3,916.00
2019 4,015.00

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Dominican Republic was 7,028.00 as of 2019. Over the past 36 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 7,326.00 in 2017 and 790.00 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 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
1983 790.00
2002 3,699.00
2003 2,631.00
2004 4,057.00
2005 3,920.00
2006 4,084.00
2007 3,830.00
2008 4,071.00
2009 4,233.00
2010 4,186.00
2011 4,733.00
2012 5,237.00
2013 5,248.00
2014 5,624.00
2015 6,122.00
2016 6,599.00
2017 7,326.00
2018 7,244.00
2019 7,028.00

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Dominican Republic was 8,070 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,393 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4,164 in 2005.

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 4,452
2005 4,164
2006 4,366
2007 4,197
2008 4,400
2009 4,553
2010 4,598
2011 5,232
2012 5,708
2013 5,248
2014 6,150
2015 6,842
2016 7,446
2017 8,094
2018 8,393
2019 7,891
2020 8,070

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Dominican Republic was 11,043 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 36 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 11,160 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,512 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
1983 1,512
1990 2,240
1991 2,569
1992 3,655
1993 4,651
1994 6,194
1995 5,850
1996 6,249
1997 7,837
1998 7,305
1999 8,688
2000 8,343
2001 8,757
2002 9,344
2003 6,105
2004 7,785
2005 7,125
2006 7,626
2007 7,337
2008 7,753
2009 7,268
2010 7,954
2011 8,881
2012 9,582
2013 9,413
2014 9,738
2015 10,049
2016 10,594
2017 11,090
2018 11,160
2019 11,043

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology