Statistical Country Profiles

Denmark

Population (Million): 5.57 (2011) (Rank = 109)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 180.59 (2011) (Rank = 51)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 3,908 6,474 921 155.81
    1998 4,703 15,639 1,215 159.18
    1999 5,305 16,272 1,197 163.25
    2000 5,487 21,392 1,043 169.01
    2001 6,190 20,839 1,100 170.20
    2002 5,877 19,755 634 171.00
    2003 6,044 21,956 5,059 171.65
    2004 7,582 27,333 8,473 175.59
    2005 8,191 31,810 8,652 179.89
    2006 8,732 34,871 10,669 186.00
    2007 9,809 41,142 12,320 188.94
    2008 10,829 41,386 12,257 187.46
    2009 9,835 36,854 12,010 176.52
    2010 11,233 42,128 10,968 178.81
    2011 11,565 43,421 12,550 180.59
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,850 21 218 59 2,058 16
    1998 2,122 21 166 61 2,581 17
    1999 2,336 19 131 69 2,969 17
    2000 2,444 19 140 72 3,043 18
    2001 2,573 19 188 67 3,617 17
    2002 2,593 19 169 67 3,284 18
    2003 2,639 19 153 70 3,405 18
    2004 2,861 20 138 69 4,721 17
    2005 2,832 22 165 67 5,359 17
    2006 2,751 23 188 60 5,981 18
    2007 3,069 21 197 57 6,740 18
    2008 3,221 19 195 57 7,608 18
    2009 3,006 21 131 57 6,829 18
    2010 3,469 18 142 57 7,764 18
    2011 3,372 19 197 53 8,193 18
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 11.58
    Biotechnology 9.94
    Medical technology 7.88
    Organic fine chemistry 7.18
    Food chemistry 4.93
    Engines, pumps, turbines 4.58
    Civil engineering 4.40
    Other special machines 3.93
    Handling 3.62
    Mechanical elements 3.35
    Others 38.61
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 501 26 467 33 1,502 17
    1998 345 32 240 46 1,555 16
    1999 423 27 355 43 1,783 17
    2000 363 29 245 51 1,633 17
    2001 400 30 218 49 1,984 16
    2002 568 24 282 43 2,188 15
    2003 718 24 295 40 2,387 16
    2004 636 24 631 30 2,132 17
    2005 537 27 283 41 2,272 16
    2006 608 26 61 64 2,301 16
    2007 570 24 70 56 2,355 16
    2008 613 24 77 64 2,431 18
    2009 566 27 81 57 2,877 17
    2010 627 26 43 67 3,322 17
    2011 665 26 37 65 3,595 17
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 5,158 29
    2005 4,518 29
    2006 3,711 28
    2007 2,674 32
    2008 2,438 32
    2009 1,825 40
    2010 1,655 48
    2011 1,597 43
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 459 12 34 17 87 13
    1998 461 14 28 19 60 16
    1999 411 15 31 19 231 7
    2000 359 17 25 21 44 17
    2001 322 16 25 17 63 17
    2002 369 14 35 14 252 10
    2003 320 16 37 17 324 8
    2004 317 18 22 21 40 23
    2005 273 19 33 21 48 21
    2006 284 19 51 18 42 22
    2007 268 17 37 19 38 25
    2008 218 22 23 27 52 23
    2009 181 27 26 26 48 22
    2010 198 27 37 24 47 26
    2011 171 28 19 29 46 29
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 3,155 39 6,705 41 3,319 19
    1998 3,915 36 7,531 36 11,724 14
    1999 4,057 38 8,109 34 12,215 14
    2000 4,586 41 8,660 39 16,806 15
    2001 4,397 43 8,354 38 16,442 14
    2002 4,649 41 6,740 38 15,106 15
    2003 4,681 42 6,289 45 17,275 14
    2004 4,915 42 5,897 45 22,418 14
    2005 5,421 43 6,025 49 26,389 16
    2006 5,316 45 4,951 57 29,555 17
    2007 5,587 45 4,152 67 35,555 18
    2008 5,282 43 3,868 69 36,104 17
    2009 4,320 42 2,834 69 32,534 17
    2010 4,658 44 2,351 76 37,470 17
    2011 4,364 43 2,489 71 39,057 17
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,254 34 6,057 37 4,180 17
    1998     6,976 35 3,949 17
    1999 2,885 34 7,785 29 3,455 16
    2000 3,982 28 8,821 26 4,222 17
    2001 3,636 30 8,371 29 5,061 14
    2002 3,332 37 6,708 35 6,337 16
    2003 4,072 29 6,161 36 13,682 14
    2004 4,020 30 5,623 35 16,713 14
    2005 4,834 31 5,832 37 26,506 15
    2006 3,808 36 4,664 43 22,560 16
    2007 4,994 33 4,145 54 28,552 15
    2008 4,974 34 3,710 61 33,283 16
    2009 4,183 33 2,742 64 33,827 17
    2010 4,074 37 2,371 66 38,212 17
    2011 3,737 38 2,393 69 34,187 17
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 506 26 770 17 415 14
    1998 666 25 676 33 549 16
    1999 660 27 812 31 537 17
    2000 594 30 805 32 449 19
    2001 493 32 688 35 607 20
    2002 504 29 514 42 130 23
    2003 664 25 161 53 4,395 12
    2004 612 30 109 63 7,861 12
    2005 591 31 96 62 8,061 14
    2006 620 30 106 61 10,049 14
    2007 637 30 93 64 11,683 14
    2008 614 32 65 67 11,643 14
    2009 591 31 38 72 11,419 14
    2010 544 33 48 70 10,424 17
    2011 577 34 59 66 11,973 16
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 353 22 705 17 856 14
    1998 343 29 591 30 677 14
    1999 553 25 714 30 1,063 14
    2000 597 19 824 30 452 20
    2001 488 23 791 33 453 21
    2002 470 26 696 34 165 23
    2003 495 24 213 49 2,094 13
    2004 611 23 85 62 8,713 12
    2005 586 28 81 62 8,715 15
    2006 519 32 96 60 8,689 15
    2007 583 30 97 62 10,951 14
    2008 566 30 71 62 11,500 14
    2009 552 27 40 65 11,354 15
    2010 489 30 39 67 10,011 17
    2011 516 34 47 64 11,557 16
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 638 13 118 15    
    1998 644 14 182 12    
    1999 775 15 196 14    
    2000 795 15 354 11 3 23
    2001 917 16 382 11 1 27
    2002 980 16 380 11    
    2003 1,036 16 374 15    
    2004 1,052 16 441 17    
    2005 1,123 17 513 17    
    2006 1,158 17 500 17    
    2007 1,151 17 574 16    
    2008 1,357 17 565 17 5 25
    2009 1,344 17 412 16 12 17
    2010 1,174 18 431 16 11 20
    2011 1,314 19 350 20 18 19
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 107 151
    NOVOZYMES A/S 61 277
    COLOPLAST A/S 53 332
    NOVO NORDISK A/S 45 392
    DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET 36 493
    F.L. SMIDTH A/S 25 724
    WIDEX A/S 24 764
    DANISCO A/S 22 835
    WELLTEC A/S 21 866
    HALDOR TOPSOE A/S 19 950
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 396 9 53 33 773 12
    1998 412 11 34 35 1,216 12
    1999 481 11     1,386 12
    2000 481 11     1,429 15
    2001 565 11 47 44 1,737 14
    2002 583 11 41 45 1,777 15
    2003 614 12 41 45 1,831 15
    2004 692 13 11 59 3,337 15
    2005 735 14 14 58 3,850 15
    2006 776 14 34 50 4,236 16
    2007 788 14 30 45 4,792 16
    2008 870 13 41 43 5,383 16
    2009 791 13 40 41 4,643 16
    2010 863 15 42 49 5,323 17
    2011 884 15 38 47 5,688 15
    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.
  • Denmark is a member of the European Patent Convention from 1990. 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 Denmark.
  • Denmark 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 Denmark.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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