Statistical Country Profiles

Gabon

Population (Million): 1.53 (2011) (Rank = 147)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 21.48 (2011) (Rank = 108)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       17.70
    1998       18.32
    1999       16.68
    2000       16.37
    2001       16.72
    2002       16.67
    2003       17.09
    2004       17.32
    2005       17.84
    2006       18.05
    2007       19.05
    2008       19.49
    2009       19.22
    2010       20.49
    2011       21.48
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998 2 95     30 45
    1999 4 94     61 40
    2000 2 104     30 52
    2001            
    2002 3 95     45 48
    2003 1 104     17 83
    2004 2 98     30 76
    2005 4 98     60 64
    2006         1 124
    2007            
    2008         2 124
    2009         3 122
    2010         1 141
    2011            
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 15.22
    Other consumer goods 13.04
    Civil engineering 8.70
    IT methods for management 6.52
    Chemical engineering 6.52
    Digital communication 4.35
    Organic fine chemistry 4.35
    Food chemistry 4.35
    Other special machines 4.35
    Mechanical elements 4.35
    Others 28.25
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2002            
    2003         2 107
    2004         1 101
    2005            
    2006            
    2007         2 99
    2008         3 104
    2009            
    2010         1 124
    2011            
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2009            
    2010         2 62
    2011            
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2008         2 163
    2009         27 143
    2010         9 167
    2011         8 168
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2002            
    2003         1 151
    2004            
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    2007            
    2008         1 164
    2009            
    2010         34 147
    2011            
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         1 52
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003     87 67    
    2004     112 61    
    2005 4 89 35 76 60 74
    2006     24 79 25 78
    2007     18 89    
    2008     26 86    
    2009     9 98    
    2010     11 95    
    2011     12 94    
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003     87 60    
    2004     112 58    
    2005 1 84 35 73 15 86
    2006     24 76 25 73
    2007     18 80    
    2008     26 77    
    2009     9 93    
    2010     11 92    
    2011     12 94    
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998            
    1999 2 69        
    2000            
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    2007            
    2008 1 106        
    2009 1 105        
    2010 2 96        
    2011 3 91        
    2012 3 95        
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         1 74
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         1 86
    2004 1 47     15 61
    2005            
    2006         1 94
    2007            
    2008         2 98
    2009         1 109
    2010         1 114
    2011            
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 05/2013
  • 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.
  • Gabon 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 Gabon.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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