Lower middle income - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Lower middle income was 346,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 375,900 in 2019 and a minimum value of 182,300 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 193,300
2005 189,800
2006 220,100
2007 226,800
2008 231,500
2009 182,300
2010 212,800
2011 227,500
2012 244,400
2013 273,500
2014 285,000
2015 287,400
2016 322,800
2017 336,200
2018 369,900
2019 375,900
2020 346,000

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Lower middle income was 174,585 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 177,165 in 2018, while its lowest value was 13,554 in 1981.

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
1981 13,554
1982 17,488
1983 16,897
1984 20,121
1985 23,237
1986 26,656
1987 24,248
1988 28,288
1989 27,746
1990 28,595
1991 32,052
1992 43,496
1993 49,871
1994 64,922
1995 66,360
1999 60,306
2000 86,619
2001 87,000
2002 75,174
2003 84,849
2004 110,096
2005 107,236
2006 123,017
2007 115,658
2008 109,647
2009 79,529
2010 105,809
2011 124,025
2012 121,857
2013 154,599
2014 133,553
2015 139,238
2016 177,003
2017 174,329
2018 177,165
2019 174,585

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Lower middle income was 698,885 as of 2019. Over the past 38 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 698,885 in 2019 and 24,524 in 1981.

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
1981 24,524
1982 33,523
1983 35,005
1984 36,877
1985 33,636
1986 38,814
1987 42,614
1988 42,687
1989 46,119
1990 52,256
1991 53,794
1992 65,255
1993 52,139
1994 81,364
1995 70,838
1999 99,744
2000 117,691
2001 156,719
2002 170,909
2003 169,101
2004 179,423
2005 199,276
2006 236,557
2007 271,880
2008 274,367
2009 287,973
2010 334,710
2011 388,576
2012 339,925
2013 399,762
2014 357,675
2015 436,265
2016 532,929
2017 587,130
2018 647,797
2019 698,885

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Lower middle income was 1,321,300 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,321,300 in 2020 and a minimum value of 291,200 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 291,200
2005 312,400
2006 365,900
2007 420,900
2008 429,300
2009 422,000
2010 489,300
2011 513,200
2012 508,000
2013 543,400
2014 631,700
2015 734,400
2016 761,200
2017 916,800
2018 1,014,000
2019 1,140,000
2020 1,321,300

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Lower middle income was 875,651 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 38 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 875,651 in 2019 and a minimum value of 38,822 in 1981.

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
1981 38,822
1982 51,011
1983 51,902
1984 56,998
1985 58,504
1986 65,470
1987 66,862
1988 70,975
1989 73,963
1990 80,851
1991 85,846
1992 108,751
1993 102,010
1994 146,286
1995 137,198
1996 169,034
1997 142,112
1998 149,508
1999 160,050
2000 204,310
2001 243,719
2002 246,083
2003 253,950
2004 289,519
2005 306,512
2006 359,574
2007 387,538
2008 395,685
2009 378,068
2010 440,519
2011 514,710
2012 537,671
2013 567,760
2014 559,074
2015 639,634
2016 743,755
2017 763,829
2018 830,672
2019 875,651

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology