Statistical Country Profiles

Cameroon

Population (Million): 20.03 (2011) (Rank = 57)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 41.87 (2011) (Rank = 85)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       25.43
    1998       26.71
    1999       27.88
    2000       29.06
    2001       30.37
    2002       31.58
    2003       32.86
    2004       34.07
    2005       34.86
    2006       35.98
    2007       37.24
    2008       38.32
    2009       39.09
    2010       40.34
    2011       41.87
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999 4 94     60 41
    2000 3 100     45 45
    2001 4 92     60 41
    2002 11 86     165 36
    2003 35 76     525 33
    2004 27 81     408 36
    2005 20 86     302 40
    2006         4 98
    2007         4 112
    2008         4 115
    2009         12 98
    2010         3 124
    2011         1 145
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 25.93
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 14.81
    Food chemistry 7.41
    Medical technology 6.48
    Telecommunications 5.56
    Biotechnology 5.56
    Thermal processes and apparatus 3.70
    Civil engineering 3.70
    Measurement 2.78
    Control 2.78
    Others 21.29
    Patent Grants
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    2007         1 105
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    2009         2 110
    2010         4 105
    2011            
    Utility Model Applications
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2002         17 115
    2003         51 114
    2004         3 140
    2005            
    2006         1 160
    2007         27 139
    2008            
    2009         139 106
    2010         3 173
    2011         66 135
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2003         107 88
    2004            
    2005         1 136
    2006         1 149
    2007         3 152
    2008         28 136
    2009         28 135
    2010         86 127
    2011         4 170
    Industrial Design Applications
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    2005 11 84     165 52
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    Industrial Design Registrations
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    2005 13 73     195 49
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    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1 75        
    1998            
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    2000 2 74        
    2001            
    2002            
    2003 2 87        
    2004 2 88        
    2005 2 89        
    2006 1 102        
    2007 1 102        
    2008 1 106        
    2009 9 70        
    2010 2 96        
    2011 3 91        
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2004         2 89
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    2006         2 84
    2007         1 105
    2008         2 98
    2009         5 94
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    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.
  • Cameroon is a member of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). Patent filings by residents of this country at OAPI are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office; filings by other nationals at OAPI are considered non-resident filings via regional office for Cameroon.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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