Statistical Country Profile

Australia

Population (Million): 22.62 (2011) (Rank = 51)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 781.5 (2011) (Rank = 17)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 3,578 25,729 3,435 496.94
    1998 4,544 28,385 3,310 519.72
    1999 4,685 35,713 3,652 546.54
    2000 5,411 44,185 3,424 568.13
    2001 6,286 34,246 3,354 579.90
    2002 6,632 41,222 2,904 602.54
    2003 7,280 46,201 4,764 622.26
    2004 10,341 57,226 6,864 648.12
    2005 10,755 62,210 7,328 667.30
    2006 11,462 71,683 6,704 687.86
    2007 11,983 73,022 6,650 712.38
    2008 12,213 72,914 8,086 739.68
    2009 10,692 69,331 7,443 750.39
    2010 11,556 74,170 7,702 767.32
    2011 11,348 76,347 8,178 781.50
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,760 22 15,398 6 1,818 17
    1998 1,862 23 16,063 7 2,682 16
    1999 1,858 23 17,960 7 2,827 18
    2000 1,928 22 20,073 7 3,483 16
    2001 2,187 22 20,548 7 4,099 15
    2002 2,364 20 20,181 7 4,268 14
    2003 2,418 20 19,176 7 4,862 14
    2004 2,559 21 20,274 7 7,782 13
    2005 2,555 23 21,302 7 8,200 13
    2006 2,837 22 23,166 8 8,625 14
    2007 2,718 22 24,122 8 9,265 15
    2008 2,821 21 23,525 8 9,392 15
    2009 2,494 23 21,187 8 8,198 15
    2010 2,409 25 22,478 8 9,147 16
    2011 2,383 23 23,143 8 8,965 15
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Civil engineering 7.79
    Medical technology 6.82
    Pharmaceuticals 5.71
    Biotechnology 4.86
    Computer technology 4.69
    Textile and paper machines 4.65
    Other special machines 4.41
    Handling 4.11
    Furniture, games 4.06
    Measurement 3.68
    Others 49.22
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 804 21 8,400 6 1,775 15
    1998 1,170 19 13,280 5 1,502 17
    1999 1,003 20 12,200 6 1,794 16
    2000 1,034 19 12,514 4 1,963 15
    2001 1,070 19 12,633 4 2,039 15
    2002 980 19 12,632 5 1,805 17
    2003 1,021 19 12,035 5 2,909 14
    2004 1,177 18 11,562 7 2,863 14
    2005 1,163 21 9,816 7 3,029 14
    2006 924 24 8,502 8 3,515 14
    2007 1,086 21 10,150 8 3,720 14
    2008 925 21 10,938 8 3,694 14
    2009 926 23 11,484 7 3,490 14
    2010 1,178 23 13,379 7 4,545 15
    2011 1,267 21 16,610 7 4,895 14
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 96,673 12
    2005 96,403 11
    2006 95,924 10
    2007 106,756 9
    2008 107,699 10
    2009 104,644 10
    2010 96,293 11
    2011 105,463 10
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 335 15 128 8 3 34
    1998 349 16 120 9 13 27
    1999 504 14 116 9 13 29
    2000 528 13 126 9 11 28
    2001 762 11 136 9 14 26
    2002 868 9 121 7 23 26
    2003 901 10 139 9 19 31
    2004 956 10 137 8 18 25
    2005 925 11 134 8 29 26
    2006 917 11 159 8 9 35
    2007 1,036 10 193 7 37 26
    2008 1,024 13 231 6 42 24
    2009 1,110 13 210 7 45 23
    2010 1,126 13 339 7 70 21
    2011 1,204 12 486 5 71 24
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 16,022 16 10,975 20 9,707 13
    1998 18,928 13 11,243 20 9,457 16
    1999 23,858 13 12,875 17 11,855 15
    2000 27,301 14 15,589 18 16,884 14
    2001 24,970 15 13,403 16 9,276 17
    2002 26,710 15 16,969 6 14,512 16
    2003 30,618 12 18,692 7 15,583 16
    2004 37,113 13 21,164 5 20,113 18
    2005 38,550 13 25,863 3 23,660 18
    2006 40,538 13 29,049 3 31,145 16
    2007 40,001 12 21,039 9 33,021 20
    2008 38,381 12 20,989 10 34,533 18
    2009 38,466 13 17,938 10 30,865 18
    2010 39,633 14 19,826 10 34,537 18
    2011 40,150 14 21,359 9 36,197 20
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 11,676 11 12,719 10 4,788 15
    1998 11,458 13 10,646 19 7,080 14
    1999 10,847 14 8,954 25 8,647 12
    2000 9,732 16 8,563 29 8,991 12
    2001 16,986 11 14,293 7 2,603 23
    2002 17,234 14 16,249 6 6,533 14
    2003 17,115 12 16,413 5 11,027 16
    2004 19,278 9 17,412 4 14,491 17
    2005 22,452 10 20,900 4 24,051 17
    2006 23,357 12 24,348 3 17,557 18
    2007 25,868 11 17,918 8 25,699 17
    2008 26,949 11 19,257 6 30,185 17
    2009 24,873 11 15,926 7 29,457 19
    2010 24,210 12 15,733 9 30,618 21
    2011 23,956 12 17,060 9 30,108 20
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,846 8 1,361 11 589 12
    1998 2,703 9 1,402 22 607 15
    1999 2,959 8 1,412 22 693 15
    2000 2,674 9 1,581 22 750 16
    2001 2,649 9 1,470 22 705 18
    2002 2,581 10 1,530 21 323 16
    2003 2,695 11 1,924 11 2,069 17
    2004 3,104 9 2,549 7 3,760 18
    2005 2,893 12 2,918 7 4,435 19
    2006 2,938 12 2,938 7 3,766 20
    2007 2,568 14 3,228 7 4,082 21
    2008 2,727 13 3,350 7 5,359 20
    2009 2,549 15 2,587 7 4,894 22
    2010 2,828 13 3,035 7 4,874 22
    2011 2,664 13 3,302 7 5,514 22
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,404 9 1,172 12 438 16
    1998 2,169 10 1,399 21 595 17
    1999 2,144 10 1,238 22 498 19
    2000 1,872 11 1,236 23 735 15
    2001 2,138 8 1,623 20 591 20
    2002 2,312 8 1,530 21 310 16
    2003 2,332 9 1,617 12 1,268 19
    2004 1,761 12 1,562 7 3,384 17
    2005 2,755 11 3,088 4 4,208 19
    2006 3,506 7 3,863 4 3,939 20
    2007 2,330 12 2,877 7 3,619 22
    2008 2,455 12 3,642 5 5,304 20
    2009 2,639 10 3,026 5 4,503 22
    2010 2,498 9 2,829 6 5,219 22
    2011 2,511 11 3,136 6 5,305 22
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 885 10        
    1998 1,057 11        
    1999 1,142 11        
    2000 1,573 12        
    2001 1,660 13 60 27    
    2002 1,761 13 222 18 1 29
    2003 1,679 12 340 16 1 25
    2004 1,834 12 683 12    
    2005 2,005 13 852 13    
    2006 1,996 13 1,100 10    
    2007 2,052 13 1,169 10    
    2008 1,938 14 1,092 13    
    2009 1,740 14 1,000 13 2 33
    2010 1,772 14 1,035 12    
    2011 1,739 14 987 12 1 40
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION 48 364
    UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 35 512
    MONASH UNIVERSITY 32 567
    NATIONAL ICT AUSTRALIA LIMITED 25 724
    UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 25 724
    GENEASYS PTY LTD 23 802
    SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD 22 835
    AMCOR LIMITED 16 1110
    NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED 15 1182
    RESMED LIMITED 13 1317
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 562 7 10,216 5 217 18
    1998 569 8 10,660 7 853 15
    1999 617 9 12,694 6 946 15
    2000 699 9 14,804 5 1,472 14
    2001 905 9 15,604 7 1,747 13
    2002 1,065 9 15,719 7 2,185 12
    2003 1,085 9 14,748 7 2,363 12
    2004 1,052 12 15,732 7 4,791 12
    2005 1,080 12 16,891 7 5,195 13
    2006 1,279 11 18,906 8 5,860 13
    2007 1,240 12 19,390 8 6,034 13
    2008 1,236 12 19,287 8 5,895 13
    2009 1,083 12 17,250 8 5,229 14
    2010 1,053 14 17,988 9 6,081 15
    2011 996 13 17,851 8 5,910 14
    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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