Zimbabwe - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

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
2012 1,451
2013 1,251
2014 1,682
2015 2,399
2016 3,086

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Zimbabwe was 1,866.00 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 36 years was 1,866.00 in 2016, while its lowest value was 491.00 in 1987.

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 1,177.00
1981 931.00
1982 760.00
1983 496.00
1984 546.00
1985 504.00
1986 600.00
1987 491.00
1988 546.00
1989 744.00
1990 735.00
1991 830.00
1992 955.00
1993 914.00
1994 1,266.00
1995 1,418.00
1996 1,779.00
2012 1,451.00
2013 1,251.00
2014 1,682.00
2015 1,690.00
2016 1,866.00

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Zimbabwe was 155.00 as of 2016. Over the past 36 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 600.00 in 1994 and 1.00 in 1999.

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 274.00
1981 177.00
1982 189.00
1983 99.00
1984 142.00
1985 206.00
1986 245.00
1987 269.00
1988 286.00
1989 321.00
1990 372.00
1991 425.00
1992 303.00
1993 315.00
1994 600.00
1995 508.00
1996 411.00
1999 1.00
2001 1.00
2012 426.00
2013 323.00
2014 310.00
2015 285.00
2016 155.00

Trademark applications, resident, by count

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
2012 426.00
2013 323.00
2014 310.00
2015 285.00
2016 155.00

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Zimbabwe was 2,181.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,283.00 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1.00 in 1999.

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 1,451.00
1981 1,108.00
1982 949.00
1983 595.00
1984 688.00
1985 710.00
1986 845.00
1987 760.00
1988 832.00
1989 1,065.00
1990 1,107.00
1991 1,255.00
1992 1,258.00
1993 1,229.00
1994 1,866.00
1995 1,926.00
1996 2,190.00
1999 1.00
2001 1.00
2012 1,877.00
2013 1,574.00
2014 1,992.00
2015 1,975.00
2016 2,021.00
2017 2,155.00
2018 2,283.00
2019 2,181.00

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology