United Arab Emirates - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in United Arab Emirates was 12,205 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 14,990 in 2015 and a minimum value of 12,205 in 2020.

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
2011 12,851
2012 12,668
2013 13,454
2014 13,329
2015 14,990
2016 13,578
2017 12,967
2018 13,739
2019 13,043
2020 12,205

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in United Arab Emirates was 13,179 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 14,990 in 2015, while its lowest value was 12,668 in 2012.

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
2011 12,851
2012 12,668
2013 13,454
2014 13,329
2015 14,990
2016 13,578
2017 12,967
2018 13,739
2019 13,179

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in United Arab Emirates was 5,507 as of 2019. Over the past 8 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 6,992 in 2014 and 3,208 in 2011.

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
2011 3,208
2012 4,130
2013 5,293
2014 6,992
2015 6,425
2016 5,199
2017 6,075
2018 4,711
2019 5,507

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in United Arab Emirates was 6,415 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 9 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,992 in 2014 and a minimum value of 3,208 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. 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
2011 3,208
2012 4,130
2013 5,293
2014 6,992
2015 6,425
2016 5,199
2017 6,075
2018 4,711
2019 5,507
2020 6,415

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in United Arab Emirates was 18,686 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 21,415 in 2015 and a minimum value of 4,174 in 1993.

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
1993 4,174
1994 4,772
1995 5,344
1996 5,524
1997 5,050
1998 4,602
1999 4,764
2000 5,680
2001 5,555
2002 5,392
2003 7,102
2004 8,101
2005 10,262
2006 12,476
2007 15,695
2008 19,282
2009 13,297
2010 13,497
2011 16,059
2012 16,798
2013 18,747
2014 20,321
2015 21,415
2016 18,777
2017 19,042
2018 18,450
2019 18,686

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology