Switzerland - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Switzerland was 56,090 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 56,090 in 2020 and a minimum value of 40,390 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 40,390
2005 43,741
2006 47,227
2007 52,695
2008 52,662
2009 44,965
2010 46,280
2011 48,969
2012 47,547
2013 48,281
2014 47,670
2015 49,453
2016 52,692
2017 52,490
2018 54,566
2019 55,614
2020 56,090

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Switzerland was 19,897 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 19,897 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1,862 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 1,862
1981 1,962
1982 1,993
1983 2,167
1984 2,256
1985 8,335
1986 8,826
1987 9,880
1988 12,064
1989 13,110
1990 13,629
1991 12,581
1992 12,423
1993 13,659
1994 13,857
1995 14,888
1996 14,005
1997 14,620
1998 14,926
1999 15,555
2000 19,611
2001 16,533
2004 15,953
2005 16,778
2006 17,607
2007 18,732
2008 18,831
2009 16,017
2010 16,677
2011 17,363
2012 17,066
2013 17,436
2014 17,346
2015 17,601
2016 18,658
2017 18,572
2018 19,225
2019 19,897

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Switzerland was 12,644 as of 2019. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 12,774 in 2018 and 2,757 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 2,757
1981 2,809
1982 2,952
1983 3,161
1984 3,109
1985 3,204
1986 3,360
1987 3,645
1988 3,867
1989 3,998
1990 3,596
1991 3,311
1992 3,707
1993 6,845
1994 5,963
1995 9,879
1996 6,386
1997 6,515
1998 6,812
1999 7,327
2000 9,043
2001 7,684
2004 9,307
2005 9,432
2006 9,758
2007 11,818
2008 11,938
2009 11,935
2010 11,176
2011 10,920
2012 11,441
2013 11,433
2014 11,683
2015 12,386
2016 11,747
2017 12,715
2018 12,774
2019 12,644

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Switzerland was 45,031 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 45,031 in 2020 and a minimum value of 25,456 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 25,456
2005 26,169
2006 27,912
2007 37,838
2008 37,745
2009 39,226
2010 35,242
2011 34,582
2012 36,866
2013 35,137
2014 34,868
2015 38,565
2016 36,761
2017 42,010
2018 41,468
2019 40,712
2020 45,031

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Switzerland was 32,541 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,541 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4,619 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 4,619
1981 4,771
1982 4,945
1983 5,328
1984 5,365
1985 11,539
1986 12,186
1987 13,525
1988 15,931
1989 17,108
1990 17,225
1991 15,892
1992 16,130
1993 20,504
1994 19,820
1995 24,767
1996 20,391
1997 21,135
1998 21,738
1999 22,882
2000 28,654
2001 24,217
2002 21,680
2003 22,175
2004 25,260
2005 26,210
2006 27,365
2007 30,550
2008 30,769
2009 27,952
2010 27,853
2011 28,283
2012 28,507
2013 28,869
2014 29,029
2015 29,987
2016 30,405
2017 31,287
2018 31,999
2019 32,541

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology