Statistical Country Profiles

Germany

Population (Million): 81.73 (2011) (Rank = 16)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 2814.39 (2011) (Rank = 5)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 102,486 170,565 13,597 2329.16
    1998 116,285 257,569 29,449 2372.52
    1999 128,359 302,766 29,897 2416.91
    2000 135,003 366,545   2490.81
    2001 137,722 307,345   2528.53
    2002 132,706 264,888   2528.79
    2003 134,821 316,298   2519.30
    2004 146,475 404,603   2548.55
    2005 153,973 448,577   2566.00
    2006 161,282 505,555   2660.94
    2007 164,076 577,558   2747.93
    2008 172,104 583,421 102,636 2777.69
    2009 162,522 570,292 101,585 2635.28
    2010 173,532 625,258 109,488 2732.53
    2011 172,764 663,899 112,835 2814.39
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 58,284 4 11,291 9 44,202 4
    1998 62,640 3 10,843 10 53,645 4
    1999 68,219 3 9,502 11 60,140 4
    2000 71,840 4 10,406 11 63,163 4
    2001 71,297 4 10,486 11 66,425 4
    2002 68,637 4 10,589 11 64,069 4
    2003 70,519 4 10,663 11 64,302 4
    2004 71,494 4 10,786 11 74,981 4
    2005 72,165 5 11,855 11 81,808 3
    2006 72,888 5 12,573 12 88,394 3
    2007 73,036 5 13,139 12 91,040 3
    2008 75,900 5 13,177 13 96,204 3
    2009 72,971 5 11,724 12 89,551 3
    2010 74,401 5 12,198 12 99,131 3
    2011 73,216 5 12,458 12 99,548 3
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Transport 7.94
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 6.64
    Mechanical elements 5.72
    Engines, pumps, turbines 4.98
    Measurement 4.98
    Organic fine chemistry 4.66
    Computer technology 3.71
    Machine tools 3.70
    Medical technology 3.57
    Basic materials chemistry 3.53
    Others 50.57
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 19,949 4 4,180 10 26,981 3
    1998 19,648 4 3,674 11 30,041 3
    1999 19,159 4 3,233 13 31,208 3
    2000 17,167 4 2,935 13 29,137 3
    2001 19,618 4 2,868 13 33,237 3
    2002 23,096 4 3,019 13 36,384 3
    2003 27,136 4 3,727 14 40,510 3
    2004 26,546 4 3,736 14 39,798 3
    2005 25,583 4 3,979 12 38,219 3
    2006 29,731 4 5,577 12 42,228 3
    2007 24,910 5 4,762 13 40,393 3
    2008 26,137 5 4,669 12 42,735 3
    2009 21,668 6 4,151 13 43,432 3
    2010 22,183 5 4,048 14 48,515 3
    2011 21,789 5 3,511 17 50,557 3
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 705,082 3
    2005 748,542 3
    2006 793,781 3
    2007 853,366 3
    2008 884,515 3
    2009 905,918 3
    2010 514,046 5
    2011 527,917 5
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 20,152 3 2,910 1 261 5
    1998 19,887 3 2,654 1 297 5
    1999 19,559 3 4,025 1 309 5
    2000 18,899 3 3,411 1 257 5
    2001 17,126 3 3,159 1 250 5
    2002 17,363 3 6,065 1 109 15
    2003 16,945 3 6,463 1 155 14
    2004 17,053 3 3,233 1 127 11
    2005 17,021 3 3,397 1 289 6
    2006 16,406 3 3,360 1 283 6
    2007 14,834 3 3,249 1 345 6
    2008 14,047 3 3,020 1 391 6
    2009 14,242 3 3,064 1 492 4
    2010 13,694 2 3,311 1 483 5
    2011 12,759 2 3,265 2 643 5
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 51,081 6 15,135 8 119,484 3
    1998 68,073 5 15,210 11 189,496 2
    1999 78,604 5 14,213 15 224,162 2
    2000 91,905 5 15,367 19 274,640 2
    2001 71,930 8 14,235 14 235,415 2
    2002 60,931 9 12,826 13 203,957 2
    2003 68,579 7 11,711 17 247,719 2
    2004 72,221 6 11,617 18 332,382 2
    2005 78,353 6 12,879 15 370,224 2
    2006 82,401 6 11,664 24 423,154 2
    2007 88,088 6 10,564 23 489,470 2
    2008 85,666 7 10,789 24 497,755 1
    2009 82,001 8 8,959 23 488,291 1
    2010 84,018 8 8,738 26 541,240 1
    2011 80,592 8 8,355 25 583,307 1
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 40,631 5 16,804 4 115,315 1
    1998 44,499 5 13,420 8 110,972 3
    1999 48,022 5 13,017 9 112,814 2
    2000 55,681 5 12,809 13 114,607 3
    2001 53,432 5 12,813 11 107,323 2
    2002 47,958 5 11,976 11 98,106 2
    2003 53,666 4 11,036 14 185,145 2
    2004 50,783 4 10,241 15 219,065 2
    2005 58,795 4 11,027 13 353,846 2
    2006 58,242 4 9,875 18 325,771 2
    2007 63,824 5 8,889 22 393,234 2
    2008 62,745 4 8,373 24 470,258 1
    2009 62,926 4 7,321 21 470,991 1
    2010 64,901 5 6,829 25 540,836 1
    2011 66,774 5 6,646 27 522,666 1
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 8,389 5 2,347 6 5,208 3
    1998 9,531 5 5,271 3 19,918 1
    1999 9,121 5 5,321 3 20,776 1
    2000 774 23 2,938 10 21,640 1
    2001 771 26 2,883 9 19,282 1
    2002 787 24 2,801 9 16,641 2
    2003 2,324 13 1,593 15 39,016 1
    2004 2,786 11 792 27 71,027 1
    2005 3,091 11 556 29 78,955 1
    2006 3,268 10 473 36 82,493 1
    2007 3,664 10 368 40 100,618 1
    2008 8,464 5 904 22 94,172 1
    2009 8,648 5 679 23 92,937 1
    2010 9,216 5 723 20 100,272 1
    2011 9,357 5 678 21 103,478 1
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 66,311 1 7,569 2 10,871 2
    1998 56,281 1 9,653 1 19,717 1
    1999 75,820 1 12,940 1 20,476 1
    2000 774 17 2,937 10 20,509 1
    2001 771 19 2,883 9 19,418 1
    2002 786 19 2,801 9 16,262 2
    2003 1,180 16 1,593 13 21,939 1
    2004 3,062 9 792 21 76,654 1
    2005 3,245 9 556 26 81,965 1
    2006 3,380 8 473 34 84,727 1
    2007 3,509 7 368 38 94,981 1
    2008 8,226 5 911 20 94,048 1
    2009 7,537 5 598 19 92,886 1
    2010 8,414 5 749 16 96,265 1
    2011 8,619 5 624 18 100,597 1
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 7,711 2 5,505 1    
    1998 9,403 2 5,663 1    
    1999 10,514 2 5,920 1    
    2000 12,580 2 6,321 1 1,315 2
    2001 14,035 2 5,808 1 1,231 2
    2002 14,323 2 5,126 1 1,225 2
    2003 14,658 3 5,559 1 599 2
    2004 15,218 3 5,395 1 355 3
    2005 15,991 3 5,803 1 334 3
    2006 16,737 3 5,663 1 256 3
    2007 17,821 3 6,100 1 380 2
    2008 18,855 3 6,214 1 406 3
    2009 16,797 3 4,793 1 408 3
    2010 17,568 3 5,002 1 531 3
    2011 18,852 3 4,999 2 584 3
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    ROBERT BOSCH CORPORATION 1,518 5
    SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1,039 12
    BASF SE 773 14
    SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES GMBH & CO. KG 422 30
    BOSCH-SIEMENS HAUSGERATE GMBH 421 31
    FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 294 47
    HENKEL KOMMANDITGESELLSCHAFT AUF AKTIEN 232 62
    DAIMLER AG 204 69
    CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH 186 77
    BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE AG 180 81
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 4,057 1 2,077 14 7,328 3
    1998 5,168 1 2,201 15 14,599 3
    1999 6,770 1 801 23 18,561 3
    2000 7,902 1 786 24 22,231 3
    2001 9,100 1 1,021 26 24,748 3
    2002 8,929 1 1,032 25 26,296 3
    2003 10,573 1 1,053 26 26,830 4
    2004 10,107 1 1,331 23 38,050 3
    2005 11,405 1 1,641 21 42,561 3
    2006 11,705 1 2,209 19 47,153 3
    2007 11,691 2 2,757 17 49,225 3
    2008 12,954 1 2,770 18 54,617 3
    2009 12,414 2 2,630 17 51,363 3
    2010 12,665 3 2,823 20 57,897 3
    2011 12,311 3 2,256 20 57,672 3
    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.
  • Germany 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 Germany.
  • Germany is a member of the European Union. Trademark and industrial design filings by residents of this country at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office; filings by other nationals at OHIM are considered non-resident filings via regional office for Germany.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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