Korea - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Korea was 50,627 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 55,999 in 2018 and a minimum value of 38,878 in 2011.

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 39,614
2005 40,676
2006 44,007
2007 51,994
2008 52,425
2009 43,796
2010 40,769
2011 38,878
2012 41,448
2013 42,029
2014 43,145
2015 44,604
2016 48,180
2017 49,264
2018 55,999
2019 55,575
2020 50,627

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Korea was 28,371 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 28,975 in 2018, while its lowest value was 4,773 in 1980.

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 4,773
1981 6,463
1982 7,299
1983 8,365
1984 8,840
1985 7,107
1986 7,585
1987 8,587
1988 10,480
1989 12,914
1990 13,262
1991 13,144
1992 11,961
1993 13,034
1994 16,262
1995 16,634
1996 18,621
1997 20,843
1998 14,492
1999 16,070
2000 19,477
2001 20,729
2002 17,862
2003 18,746
2004 21,878
2005 22,698
2006 23,783
2007 28,115
2008 28,394
2009 24,946
2010 21,776
2011 19,928
2012 21,497
2013 21,906
2014 22,265
2015 22,979
2016 24,776
2017 24,761
2018 28,975
2019 28,371

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Korea was 190,193 as of 2019. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 190,193 in 2019 and 8,785 in 1980.

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 8,785
1981 9,292
1982 12,238
1983 15,617
1984 15,924
1985 18,962
1986 20,446
1987 22,175
1988 24,201
1989 26,918
1990 33,564
1991 33,468
1992 33,163
1993 46,559
1994 56,319
1995 55,218
1996 66,441
1997 66,222
1998 42,901
1999 71,262
2000 90,596
2001 86,408
2002 90,014
2003 92,368
2004 91,936
2005 99,435
2006 105,544
2007 112,157
2008 107,488
2009 108,170
2010 106,896
2011 112,578
2012 120,341
2013 135,233
2014 138,046
2015 160,026
2016 157,113
2017 155,665
2018 170,541
2019 190,193

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Korea was 269,318 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 269,318 in 2020 and a minimum value of 119,839 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 119,839
2005 129,634
2006 136,590
2007 147,489
2008 144,921
2009 134,019
2010 129,993
2011 132,866
2012 140,908
2013 158,060
2014 164,242
2015 191,470
2016 183,620
2017 181,218
2018 207,953
2019 228,515
2020 269,318

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Korea was 218,564 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 218,564 in 2019 and a minimum value of 13,558 in 1980.

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 13,558
1981 15,755
1982 19,537
1983 23,982
1984 24,764
1985 26,069
1986 28,031
1987 30,762
1988 34,681
1989 39,832
1990 46,826
1991 46,612
1992 45,124
1993 59,593
1994 72,581
1995 71,852
1996 85,062
1997 87,065
1998 57,393
1999 87,332
2000 110,073
2001 107,137
2002 107,876
2003 111,114
2004 113,814
2005 122,133
2006 129,327
2007 140,272
2008 135,882
2009 133,116
2010 128,672
2011 132,506
2012 141,838
2013 157,139
2014 160,311
2015 183,005
2016 181,889
2017 180,426
2018 199,516
2019 218,564

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology