Statistical Country Profiles

Botswana

Population (Million): 2.03 (2011) (Rank = 143)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 26.28 (2011) (Rank = 101)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       13.62
    1998     10 15.06
    1999       15.82
    2000       16.75
    2001       17.35
    2002       18.91
    2003       20.10
    2004       21.30
    2005       21.65
    2006       22.76
    2007       23.86
    2008       24.56
    2009       23.37
    2010       25.01
    2011       26.28
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2001         1 100
    2002         2 94
    2003            
    2004            
    2005         1 136
    2006            
    2007            
    2008         1 136
    2009            
    2010         2 133
    2011         4 124
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Telecommunications 30.43
    Other special machines 30.43
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 8.70
    Machine tools 8.70
    Computer technology 4.35
    Optics 4.35
    Medical technology 4.35
    Surface technology, coating 4.35
    Engines, pumps, turbines 4.35
    Patent Grants
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    2010         2 114
    2011         4 103
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
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    2008 444 59
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    Utility Model Applications
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         15 69
    1998            
    1999         20 68
    2000         3 98
    2001            
    2002         12 121
    2003         31 121
    2004         20 112
    2005         41 103
    2006         47 128
    2007     595 117    
    2008     920 105    
    2009     712 102 44 135
    2010     673 108 53 139
    2011     804 102 31 153
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2006         1 149
    2007     595 104    
    2008     920 98    
    2009     712 95 49 126
    2010     673 99 117 117
    2011     804 97 17 155
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     5 67    
    1998 10 71 5 86    
    1999     3 89    
    2000            
    2001     13 81 2 86
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    2007     12 93    
    2008     43 76    
    2009     26 80 1 104
    2010     29 79    
    2011     30 77    
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     1 64    
    1998     4 76    
    1999     3 84    
    2000            
    2001     6 83 2 79
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    2007     12 88    
    2008     43 71    
    2009     26 72    
    2010     29 72    
    2011     30 72 1 104
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997            
    1998            
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    2000 1 85        
    2001 1 84        
    2002 1 87        
    2003 1 104        
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    2008 1 106        
    2009            
    2010 1 106 1 65    
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    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    MASTER BLASTER PROPRIETARY LIMITED 1 11344
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2001         1 83
    2002         2 76
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    2005         1 93
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    2010         2 105
    2011            
    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.
  • Botswana is a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). Patent filings by residents of this country at ARIPO are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office. Due to lack of information on designation, filings by other nationals at ARIPO are not counted as non-resident filings for Botswana.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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