WIPO has released IP statistics for the year 2011 (click on the image to download full report in pdf) which covers patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs. There is even a quick reference guide for IP statistics gathered from 90 IP offices around the world.
With the introduction of Madrid system by WIPO, the statistics says, there is a good growth in the filings of international trademark applications across the globe from about 36,000 to 37,500 (4.5% growth from 2009-10). The Madrid system makes it possible for applicants to register a trademark in a large number of countries by filing a single application at their national or regional IP office that is a party to the Madrid system. There was a fall in the number of filings in 2009 and WIPO claims they have overcome this loss in 2010. Asian countries like of China, India, Japan and the Republic of Korea have accounted 37% of total trademark applications.
Industrial design accounted about 87% applications with WIPO’s Hague system for the international registration. The Top 20 offices received 94% of all patent applications out of which US, Japan and China recorded 60% patent application filings. There is a dip in the number of applications filed in Japan, the ratio is maintained in US and there is an increase in the number in China to 8.5%. Top 20 offices show a drop in number of applications from 2008 to 2009, about half indicate positive five-year growth. There is a comparable growth in the number of international PCT applications from 2009 to 2010 to 164,300.
The IP statistics are available in WIPO website IP statistical country profiles. These profiles provide information on patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs and cover different aspects of IP activity, including incoming and outgoing filings, the share of filings in different technological fields, total patents in force, and the use of international IP systems by applicants. The statistics also associate IP activity relative to a country’s economic performance. For example, users can compare the trend of a country’s total IP filings with that of its gross domestic product (GDP). Furthermore, they indicate the country's global rank for each indicator.
Author: Adithi Varna
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