| IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy |
Note |
| Year |
Patent |
Trademark |
Industrial Design |
GDP (Constant 2005 US$) |
| 1997 |
152 |
128 |
9 |
6.61 |
| 1998 |
112 |
126 |
1 |
6.75 |
| 1999 |
62 |
42 |
1 |
7.00 |
| 2000 |
80 |
45 |
5 |
7.38 |
| 2001 |
84 |
59 |
12 |
7.77 |
| 2002 |
123 |
72 |
9 |
7.77 |
| 2003 |
183 |
87 |
7 |
8.32 |
| 2004 |
|
141 |
|
8.90 |
| 2005 |
|
259 |
|
8.89 |
| 2006 |
|
251 |
|
9.16 |
| 2007 |
220 |
244 |
7 |
9.95 |
| 2008 |
220 |
253 |
|
10.78 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
11.09 |
| 2010 |
181 |
|
14 |
10.94 |
| 2011 |
|
211 |
17 |
11.71 |
|
|
| Patent Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
152 |
54 |
55 |
77 |
|
|
| 1998 |
111 |
61 |
12 |
85 |
1 |
86 |
| 1999 |
60 |
69 |
2 |
98 |
2 |
79 |
| 2000 |
80 |
62 |
4 |
99 |
|
|
| 2001 |
84 |
65 |
14 |
95 |
|
|
| 2002 |
123 |
61 |
5 |
95 |
|
|
| 2003 |
179 |
56 |
1 |
97 |
4 |
115 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
126 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
99 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
100 |
| 2007 |
162 |
56 |
3 |
97 |
58 |
71 |
| 2008 |
144 |
62 |
3 |
95 |
76 |
68 |
| 2009 |
3 |
85 |
|
|
25 |
86 |
| 2010 |
139 |
63 |
6 |
88 |
42 |
85 |
| 2011 |
8 |
84 |
|
|
65 |
74 |
|
|
| Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011) |
Note |
| Field of Technology |
Share |
|
| Mechanical elements |
12.90 |
| Other consumer goods |
9.03 |
| Medical technology |
7.74 |
| Pharmaceuticals |
7.10 |
| Machine tools |
7.10 |
| Civil engineering |
5.81 |
| Engines, pumps, turbines |
5.16 |
| Thermal processes and apparatus |
5.16 |
| Measurement |
4.52 |
| Other special machines |
3.87 |
| Others |
31.61 |
|
|
| Patent Grants |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
98 |
49 |
35 |
71 |
|
|
| 1998 |
65 |
51 |
26 |
73 |
|
|
| 1999 |
61 |
54 |
32 |
75 |
|
|
| 2000 |
63 |
50 |
41 |
71 |
|
|
| 2001 |
43 |
59 |
17 |
80 |
|
|
| 2002 |
51 |
56 |
14 |
81 |
|
|
| 2003 |
85 |
52 |
18 |
77 |
2 |
107 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
101 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
89 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
81 |
| 2007 |
87 |
49 |
|
|
25 |
68 |
| 2008 |
127 |
48 |
1 |
85 |
45 |
59 |
| 2009 |
2 |
75 |
|
|
17 |
75 |
| 2010 |
113 |
50 |
3 |
81 |
57 |
59 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
112 |
|
|
| Patents in Force |
Note |
| Year |
Patents in Force |
Rank |
|
| 2004 |
343 |
49 |
| 2005 |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
| 2007 |
297 |
46 |
| 2008 |
324 |
63 |
| 2009 |
|
|
| 2010 |
112 |
73 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
| Utility Model Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
15 |
29 |
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
8 |
36 |
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
5 |
38 |
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
6 |
37 |
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
8 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
9 |
40 |
1 |
36 |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
14 |
37 |
3 |
35 |
|
|
| 2008 |
6 |
47 |
1 |
46 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
12 |
48 |
4 |
43 |
|
|
| 2011 |
10 |
46 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trademark Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
128 |
83 |
2,880 |
72 |
|
|
| 1998 |
126 |
96 |
2,986 |
74 |
|
|
| 1999 |
42 |
106 |
2,389 |
79 |
|
|
| 2000 |
45 |
105 |
2,385 |
87 |
|
|
| 2001 |
59 |
108 |
2,377 |
86 |
|
|
| 2002 |
67 |
108 |
1,847 |
90 |
5 |
130 |
| 2003 |
76 |
106 |
1,961 |
88 |
11 |
140 |
| 2004 |
133 |
103 |
2,149 |
88 |
8 |
126 |
| 2005 |
241 |
100 |
2,741 |
87 |
18 |
119 |
| 2006 |
198 |
102 |
3,137 |
85 |
53 |
122 |
| 2007 |
191 |
98 |
3,495 |
81 |
53 |
122 |
| 2008 |
239 |
89 |
3,727 |
72 |
14 |
142 |
| 2009 |
|
|
2,580 |
73 |
4 |
166 |
| 2010 |
|
|
2,535 |
72 |
10 |
166 |
| 2011 |
180 |
84 |
3,169 |
59 |
31 |
153 |
|
|
| Trademark Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
60 |
72 |
2,531 |
65 |
|
|
| 1998 |
41 |
86 |
2,719 |
70 |
|
|
| 1999 |
57 |
89 |
2,357 |
69 |
|
|
| 2000 |
42 |
82 |
2,190 |
74 |
|
|
| 2001 |
24 |
92 |
2,117 |
79 |
|
|
| 2002 |
35 |
87 |
1,867 |
72 |
|
|
| 2003 |
75 |
87 |
2,020 |
73 |
|
|
| 2004 |
50 |
84 |
2,041 |
74 |
10 |
116 |
| 2005 |
|
|
2,290 |
78 |
9 |
116 |
| 2006 |
|
|
2,547 |
74 |
27 |
125 |
| 2007 |
36 |
88 |
3,251 |
71 |
51 |
117 |
| 2008 |
170 |
81 |
3,626 |
62 |
25 |
138 |
| 2009 |
|
|
2,546 |
67 |
8 |
150 |
| 2010 |
|
|
2,461 |
63 |
8 |
161 |
| 2011 |
152 |
82 |
2,918 |
61 |
21 |
151 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
9 |
60 |
8 |
60 |
|
|
| 1998 |
1 |
86 |
12 |
76 |
|
|
| 1999 |
1 |
79 |
13 |
76 |
|
|
| 2000 |
5 |
82 |
4 |
88 |
|
|
| 2001 |
12 |
79 |
6 |
98 |
|
|
| 2002 |
9 |
82 |
3 |
94 |
|
|
| 2003 |
7 |
82 |
217 |
52 |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
237 |
56 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
227 |
55 |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
240 |
53 |
|
|
| 2007 |
7 |
82 |
225 |
53 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
239 |
49 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
158 |
47 |
|
|
| 2010 |
13 |
80 |
136 |
49 |
1 |
107 |
| 2011 |
17 |
75 |
150 |
51 |
|
|
|
|
| Industrial Design Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
3 |
60 |
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
8 |
60 |
6 |
73 |
|
|
| 1999 |
1 |
68 |
15 |
69 |
|
|
| 2000 |
1 |
76 |
11 |
75 |
|
|
| 2001 |
1 |
79 |
7 |
81 |
1 |
86 |
| 2002 |
3 |
75 |
2 |
86 |
|
|
| 2003 |
3 |
77 |
212 |
51 |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
237 |
50 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
227 |
52 |
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
240 |
52 |
|
|
| 2007 |
5 |
76 |
226 |
48 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
239 |
45 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
158 |
45 |
|
|
| 2010 |
9 |
76 |
143 |
44 |
|
|
| 2011 |
14 |
74 |
148 |
48 |
|
|
|
|
| International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties |
Note |
| Year |
PCT System |
Rank |
Madrid System |
Rank |
Hague System |
Rank |
| 1998 |
|
|
1 |
44 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
2 |
87 |
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
1 |
97 |
1 |
59 |
|
|
| 2005 |
1 |
98 |
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
3 |
59 |
|
|
| 2007 |
2 |
93 |
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
1 |
105 |
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
1 |
106 |
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
1 |
111 |
7 |
57 |
|
|
| 2012 |
4 |
90 |
4 |
60 |
|
|
|
|
| PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office) |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
40 |
38 |
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
68 |
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
66 |
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
6 |
50 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
4 |
79 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
84 |
| 2007 |
|
|
1 |
54 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
2 |
54 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
1 |
65 |
1 |
114 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
116 |
|
|