Statistical Country Profiles

Albania

Population (Million): 3.22 (2011) (Rank = 131)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 25.28 (2011) (Rank = 102)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997   36   11.07
    1998   27   12.48
    1999   17   13.74
    2000   36   14.74
    2001   100   15.78
    2002   106   16.23
    2003   148   17.16
    2004   156   18.17
    2005   275   19.17
    2006   193   20.13
    2007   196   21.32
    2008   232   22.96
    2009   260   23.71
    2010   351 6 24.55
    2011 3 292 12 25.28
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     9 91    
    1998         1 86
    1999            
    2000         2 87
    2001     120 72    
    2002     238 59 18 65
    2003     391 50 1 134
    2004         3 119
    2005     386 48 1 136
    2006         1 124
    2007            
    2008         2 124
    2009     361 41 4 118
    2010         3 124
    2011 3 88 8 84    
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 14.29
    Engines, pumps, turbines 14.29
    Mechanical elements 10.20
    Basic materials chemistry 8.16
    Environmental technology 6.12
    Furniture, games 6.12
    Measurement 4.08
    Organic fine chemistry 4.08
    Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 4.08
    Chemical engineering 4.08
    Others 24.50
    Patent Grants
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    2011 1 80 20 71    
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
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    2010 349 64
    2011 64 64
    Utility Model Applications
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 36 89 2,803 75    
    1998 27 101 2,805 76    
    1999 17 110 2,540 76    
    2000 32 108 2,703 82 4 89
    2001 54 108 2,766 78 46 83
    2002 106 103 2,308 77    
    2003 132 100 2,281 80 16 131
    2004 128 103 2,540 82 28 107
    2005 147 105 3,555 74 128 88
    2006 186 102 3,699 77 7 145
    2007 148 101 4,015 71 48 125
    2008 216 89 4,380 62 16 140
    2009 213 84 3,810 53 47 132
    2010 286 86 3,562 55 65 136
    2011 257 79 3,232 57 35 148
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     2,231 70 3 76
    1998     2,324 74    
    1999     2,038 77    
    2000     2,170 76 7 69
    2001     4,138 54 1 96
    2002     1,758 76    
    2003     1,830 74 11 132
    2004     2,141 73 16 105
    2005     2,730 71 110 86
    2006     2,890 71 3 139
    2007     3,270 70 17 132
    2008     3,591 63 15 141
    2009     3,070 56 34 132
    2010     2,912 55 10 158
    2011 212 78 3,123 56 30 145
    Industrial Design Applications
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    2007     175 56 4 94
    2008     265 45    
    2009     172 45    
    2010 6 83 177 43    
    2011 12 79 185 43    
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2001         1 87
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    2007     175 53 36 73
    2008     265 43    
    2009     172 41    
    2010 4 80 177 39    
    2011     184 40 1 104
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997            
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    2000     2 44    
    2001 8 61        
    2002            
    2003     1 54    
    2004 1 97 1 59    
    2005     8 53    
    2006 1 102        
    2007     1 60    
    2008     1 61    
    2009            
    2010 1 106        
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    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     9 47    
    1998         1 68
    1999            
    2000         2 73
    2001     19 48    
    2002     14 49 17 52
    2003     17 51    
    2004         1 95
    2005     4 62    
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    2008         2 98
    2009     12 49 2 100
    2010         2 105
    2011     6 60    
    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.
  • Albania is a member of the European Patent Convention from 2010. Patent filings by residents of this country at the European Patent Office (EPO) are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office. Due to lack of information on designation, filings by other nationals at the EPO are not counted as non-resident filings for Albania.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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