Statistical Country Profiles

Switzerland

Population (Million): 7.91 (2011) (Rank = 92)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 300.3 (2011) (Rank = 36)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
  • Note
    		•
    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 17,061 63,440 2,809 231.54
    1998 18,516 72,961 12,852 237.65
    1999 18,928 69,528 11,243 240.76
    2000 20,045 91,769 12,932 249.39
    2001 20,115 91,343 14,115 252.26
    2002 20,692   13,584 253.38
    2003 21,927     252.88
    2004 25,851 86,310   259.28
    2005 29,990 100,533   266.13
    2006 32,423 116,777 23,581 275.79
    2007 36,031 134,444 26,913 285.84
    2008 37,219 138,558 33,594 291.83
    2009 35,843 124,849 30,887 286.35
    2010 39,393 154,458 33,559 294.12
    2011 37,477 153,946 38,572 300.30
    Patent Applications
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 5,194 11 620 42 11,867 8
    1998 5,184 12 564 41 13,332 7
    1999 5,129 13 535 44 13,799 7
    2000 5,644 12 468 52 14,401 7
    2001 5,667 12 594 44 14,448 9
    2002 5,709 11 466 46 14,983 9
    2003 6,011 10 396 49 15,916 8
    2004 6,405 10 434 45 19,446 9
    2005 6,671 10 455 44 23,319 9
    2006 7,161 10 362 48 25,262 9
    2007 7,549 11 342 44 28,482 7
    2008 7,566 11 439 40 29,653 8
    2009 7,550 12 394 39 28,293 7
    2010 8,364 12 533 39 31,029 7
    2011 8,002 12 446 39 29,475 8
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
  • Note
    		•
    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 11.59
    Organic fine chemistry 9.24
    Medical technology 8.13
    Handling 6.38
    Measurement 5.83
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.37
    Basic materials chemistry 4.10
    Biotechnology 3.74
    Other special machines 3.51
    Food chemistry 3.42
    Others 39.69
    Patent Grants
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,044 11 396 39 6,796 7
    1998 1,546 14 208 49 6,740 7
    1999 1,670 13 247 50 7,328 7
    2000 1,562 14 321 44 6,757 7
    2001 2,098 12 487 37 7,156 7
    2002 2,302 12 379 38 6,571 8
    2003 2,393 12     9,102 7
    2004 2,464 11 398 35 8,815 8
    2005 1,911 15     8,816 8
    2006 2,727 12 426 37 9,820 8
    2007 2,414 15 309 38 10,310 8
    2008 2,930 11 277 43 11,546 7
    2009 2,805 12 377 34 11,633 7
    2010 2,850 13 280 40 13,711 6
    2011 2,773 12 125 49 14,791 6
    Patents in Force
  • Note
    		•
    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 97,695 11
    2005 99,531 10
    2006 104,914 8
    2007 107,871 8
    2008 121,928 9
    2009 120,178 9
    2010 123,033 10
    2011 143,253 8
    Utility Model Applications
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         403 3
    1998         381 3
    1999         438 3
    2000         467 4
    2001         399 4
    2002         586 3
    2003         505 4
    2004         385 4
    2005         377 4
    2006         367 4
    2007         366 5
    2008         353 7
    2009         410 6
    2010         465 6
    2011         511 6
    Trademark Applications
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 6,508 27 15,177 7 56,932 5
    1998 6,796 23 15,143 12 66,165 7
    1999 7,307 27 15,691 11 62,221 7
    2000 9,030 25 19,117 11 82,739 7
    2001 7,665 28 17,141 8 83,678 7
    2002 1 121 10,591 21 73,986 7
    2003 1 118 10,186 21 72,514 8
    2004 9,280 30 14,362 12 77,030 8
    2005 9,399 33 17,689 10 91,134 8
    2006 9,696 35 18,893 10 107,081 8
    2007 11,723 29 19,216 11 122,721 9
    2008 11,885 29 19,629 11 126,673 8
    2009 11,843 29 17,102 11 113,006 9
    2010 11,065 31 16,858 13 143,393 7
    2011 10,815 30 18,247 12 143,131 7
    Trademark Registrations
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 7,780 18 15,508 5 48,054 5
    1998 5,989 21 13,610 7 61,386 5
    1999 6,447 20 14,166 6 55,676 5
    2000 7,016 20 16,536 4 63,808 4
    2001 8,003 18 17,125 3 60,976 4
    2002 1 96 10,117 17 53,151 5
    2003 1 96 9,642 19 58,128 7
    2004 8,048 17 13,543 8 58,027 8
    2005 7,934 21 16,363 6 97,009 8
    2006 8,082 24 17,689 6 77,097 8
    2007 8,638 23 17,228 10 103,903 7
    2008 10,504 22 18,191 8 119,428 7
    2009 10,254 21 16,546 6 112,955 7
    2010 10,322 25 15,915 8 138,474 7
    2011 10,129 25 17,316 8 130,188 7
    Industrial Design Applications
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 662 22 320 29 2,147 6
    1998 1,140 18 3,068 9 11,712 3
    1999 1,160 19 3,218 8 10,083 4
    2000 1,233 19 3,344 8 11,699 4
    2001 1,226 17 3,135 8 12,889 3
    2002 1,188 19 3,075 8 12,396 3
    2003 512 28 1,502 21 15,928 7
    2004 393 36 810 26 18,113 9
    2005 339 39 650 25 20,831 10
    2006 1,064 23 1,059 15 22,517 8
    2007 1,034 24 1,155 16 25,879 8
    2008 1,123 25 1,168 15 32,471 7
    2009 1,069 24 1,089 14 29,818 7
    2010 1,164 22 1,351 14 32,395 7
    2011 1,114 21 1,411 13 37,458 7
    Industrial Design Registrations
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,161 14 3,719 5 5,152 4
    1998 1,077 13 3,038 9 12,145 3
    1999 1,097 14 3,171 9 10,827 4
    2000 1,167 13 3,311 7 10,967 4
    2001 1,151 15 3,103 8 12,292 3
    2002 1,081 16 3,059 8 12,272 3
    2003 512 23 1,499 19 13,413 5
    2004 392 34 808 19 16,897 9
    2005 339 36 650 22 19,560 10
    2006 964 21 1,052 14 21,078 8
    2007 1,012 20 1,151 14 24,226 8
    2008 1,150 20 1,137 16 19,175 10
    2009 1,022 20 1,096 14 15,258 12
    2010 1,121 18 1,351 11 20,363 10
    2011 1,102 16 1,425 13 35,356 7
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
  • Note
    		•
    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1,305 8 2,011 4    
    1998 1,427 9 2,480 4    
    1999 1,766 8 2,515 3    
    2000 1,997 8 2,886 4 614 4
    2001 2,356 8 3,029 3 606 4
    2002 2,757 8 2,531 3 686 4
    2003 2,864 8 2,189 3 509 3
    2004 2,907 8 2,133 5 436 2
    2005 3,292 8 2,235 6 373 2
    2006 3,621 9 2,468 6 393 2
    2007 3,833 9 2,656 6 328 3
    2008 3,799 10 2,885 5 531 2
    2009 3,672 9 2,671 5 484 2
    2010 3,728 9 2,889 5 582 2
    2011 4,009 8 2,928 5 600 2
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
  • Note
    		•
    Applicant Publication Rank
    NOVARTIS AG 200 71
    F. HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE AG 189 75
    NESTEC S.A. 186 77
    ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 141 110
    ABB RESEARCH LTD 127 119
    SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 108 147
    ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 89 191
    PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. 83 206
    ST-ERICSSON SA 77 221
    TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 61 277
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
  • Note
    		•
    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 672 6 39 39 1,528 9
    1998 836 7     2,459 9
    1999 903 7 46 42 3,259 9
    2000 1,088 7     3,965 9
    2001 1,338 7 66 41 4,828 9
    2002 1,501 6 70 43 6,037 8
    2003 1,714 7     6,680 8
    2004 1,977 7     10,655 8
    2005 2,085 7     13,552 8
    2006 2,192 7     14,159 8
    2007 2,510 7     16,604 7
    2008 2,604 7     18,454 7
    2009 2,629 7 42 39 17,805 6
    2010 2,610 7 47 44 19,769 5
    2011 2,638 7 37 48 18,140 6
    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.
  • Switzerland is a member of the European Patent Convention from 1978. 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 Switzerland.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
    •

    Economics and Statistics

    Related Links

    add this