Statistical Country Profiles

United Arab Emirates

Population (Million): 7.89 (2011) (Rank = 93)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 333.73 (2011) (Rank = 31)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       183.17
    1998       183.70
    1999       189.03
    2000       209.55
    2001       212.48
    2002       217.65
    2003       236.80
    2004       259.46
    2005       272.06
    2006       299.01
    2007       308.61
    2008       318.78
    2009       313.65
    2010       318.14
    2011       333.73
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         4 75
    1999         6 69
    2000         4 76
    2001         3 83
    2002         13 72
    2003         26 76
    2004         45 62
    2005         32 76
    2006         72 58
    2007         78 66
    2008         77 67
    2009         86 63
    2010         121 59
    2011         194 55
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Civil engineering 8.94
    Engines, pumps, turbines 8.07
    Other special machines 7.70
    Computer technology 5.71
    IT methods for management 5.71
    Control 5.34
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 5.09
    Audio-visual technology 5.09
    Medical technology 4.97
    Pharmaceuticals 4.84
    Others 38.54
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         12 73
    2004         5 76
    2005         3 80
    2006         16 61
    2007         35 62
    2008         35 65
    2009         23 70
    2010         28 71
    2011         35 68
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         1 63
    2003            
    2004         1 56
    2005            
    2006            
    2007         6 45
    2008         3 53
    2009         3 61
    2010         2 62
    2011         20 38
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         18 67
    1998         30 63
    1999         33 62
    2000         13 71
    2001         491 49
    2002         486 57
    2003         1,236 56
    2004         644 57
    2005         520 65
    2006         3,713 48
    2007         5,232 47
    2008         6,448 44
    2009         3,025 53
    2010         5,270 48
    2011         7,223 43
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         17 59
    1998         4 75
    1999         21 61
    2000         12 64
    2001         18 64
    2002         50 77
    2003         746 54
    2004         162 71
    2005         257 71
    2006         1,493 58
    2007         3,042 51
    2008         3,915 48
    2009         5,415 45
    2010         4,424 48
    2011         6,112 43
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         17 51
    2003         17 67
    2004         51 63
    2005         51 75
    2006         26 77
    2007         194 51
    2008         40 76
    2009         93 64
    2010         36 75
    2011         343 49
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         2 79
    2002         17 47
    2003         16 65
    2004         51 59
    2005         53 72
    2006         7 84
    2007         138 56
    2008         94 61
    2009         91 60
    2010         46 70
    2011         147 58
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 2 67        
    1998 3 65        
    1999 1 75        
    2000 7 54        
    2001 9 57        
    2002 6 67        
    2003 6 68        
    2004 17 55        
    2005 24 51        
    2006 15 63        
    2007 20 58        
    2008 24 55        
    2009 28 52     1 37
    2010 30 53     1 38
    2011 38 48        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    ARAB BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANY 2 6781
    ENTRUST & TITLE LTD., A BVI CORPORATION 1 11344
    GREEN VISION INTERNATIONAL TILES & FLOORING MATERIALS TRADING LLC 1 11344
    HIMALAYA GLOBAL HOLDINGS LTD. 1 11344
    TEO A. KHING DESIGN CONSULTANTS SDN BHD (DUBAI BR.) 1 11344
    UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY 1 11344
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         3 60
    1999         5 58
    2000         4 62
    2001         2 73
    2002         13 57
    2003         4 74
    2004         22 54
    2005         17 61
    2006         37 51
    2007         36 62
    2008         22 70
    2009         28 63
    2010         49 61
    2011         51 59
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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