Statistical Country Profiles

United Kingdom

Population (Million): 62.64 (2011) (Rank = 22)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 2034.18 (2011) (Rank = 7)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 36,744 54,739 5,350 1521.98
    1998 42,158 115,920 5,437 1580.41
    1999 44,834 130,013 6,128 1638.18
    2000 46,310 183,523 5,689 1711.21
    2001 46,864 139,785 5,719 1765.12
    2002 45,275 136,326 5,746 1812.03
    2003 45,141 140,753 23,989 1875.90
    2004 46,179 209,446 38,454 1931.34
    2005 47,068 230,495 42,045 1971.62
    2006 48,030 267,592 41,555 2023.02
    2007 50,197 312,544 53,985 2093.14
    2008 51,433 286,901 46,515 2070.06
    2009 48,767 265,517 42,595 1979.53
    2010 50,865 293,618 50,504 2020.94
    2011 49,938 322,633 52,874 2034.18
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 21,929 5 10,171 10 14,815 6
    1998 23,502 5 10,083 11 18,656 6
    1999 25,471 5 10,399 10 19,363 6
    2000 26,409 5 10,697 10 19,901 6
    2001 26,276 6 10,658 10 20,588 6
    2002 25,333 6 10,907 10 19,942 6
    2003 25,269 6 11,198 10 19,872 7
    2004 23,969 6 10,776 12 22,210 8
    2005 22,483 7 10,155 13 24,585 8
    2006 22,207 8 8,261 15 25,823 8
    2007 22,356 8 7,624 15 27,841 8
    2008 21,593 8 6,856 16 29,840 7
    2009 20,807 8 6,480 15 27,960 8
    2010 20,892 8 6,439 15 29,973 8
    2011 20,107 8 6,916 14 29,831 7
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 7.54
    Organic fine chemistry 6.22
    Medical technology 5.73
    Civil engineering 5.40
    Measurement 4.88
    Computer technology 4.86
    Biotechnology 4.11
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.05
    Transport 3.79
    Basic materials chemistry 3.76
    Others 49.66
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 4,873 8 5,153 9 9,225 6
    1998 5,160 7 6,081 8 10,912 6
    1999 4,741 8 5,085 8 11,250 6
    2000 4,380 10 5,250 9 10,559 6
    2001 4,177 9 4,748 10 10,825 6
    2002 5,473 9 5,297 10 11,077 6
    2003 6,341 9 6,093 9 12,014 6
    2004 6,280 8 6,761 8 11,161 6
    2005 5,899 8 6,408 11 10,449 7
    2006 5,232 8 4,929 14 10,991 7
    2007 3,970 10 3,872 15 10,907 7
    2008 4,044 9 3,290 14 10,700 8
    2009 3,764 10 3,310 14 10,856 8
    2010 4,180 10 3,271 17 12,649 8
    2011 4,938 9 4,181 16 13,337 8
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 473,904 4
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008    
    2009    
    2010 424,209 7
    2011 445,380 6
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         78 14
    1998         108 13
    1999         136 13
    2000         133 11
    2001         92 13
    2002         182 13
    2003         279 9
    2004         100 13
    2005         93 17
    2006         82 15
    2007         94 16
    2008         110 15
    2009         70 18
    2010         151 15
    2011         145 15
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 21,952 9 14,374 10 32,787 7
    1998 25,238 10 16,207 7 90,682 5
    1999 27,344 12 16,506 9 102,669 5
    2000 33,357 12 17,104 14 150,166 4
    2001 26,961 13 16,634 10 112,824 4
    2002 27,556 14 14,298 10 108,770 4
    2003 27,725 15 13,191 13 113,028 5
    2004 28,923 15 13,113 16 180,523 4
    2005 31,168 14 12,835 16 199,327 4
    2006 35,151 15 12,365 21 232,441 3
    2007 38,302 13 11,508 21 274,242 3
    2008 33,983 13 10,228 25 252,918 3
    2009 33,191 15 9,084 22 232,326 3
    2010 35,632 15 9,690 24 257,986 3
    2011 40,776 13 8,214 26 281,857 3
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 18,549 7 13,435 9 28,391 7
    1998 16,581 10 12,962 10 27,265 8
    1999 15,962 11 12,116 10 22,878 8
    2000 19,284 10 15,240 5 23,118 8
    2001 18,811 10 15,723 6 23,647 7
    2002 17,656 12 12,939 8 25,631 7
    2003 21,287 11 11,427 12 81,986 4
    2004 21,946 8 11,128 13 123,099 3
    2005 24,809 9 11,683 12 179,550 3
    2006 24,718 10 13,552 11 173,171 4
    2007 28,629 10 10,153 19 199,808 3
    2008 37,114 9 10,733 22 241,830 3
    2009 32,400 10 4,356 38 250,002 3
    2010 32,666 11 4,082 41 273,593 3
    2011 34,065 11 7,531 23 249,090 3
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 3,363 7 6,165 1 1,987 7
    1998 3,614 7 5,408 2 1,823 10
    1999 3,607 7 5,625 2 2,521 10
    2000 3,633 6 5,747 2 2,056 10
    2001 3,631 6 5,072 2 2,088 10
    2002 4,395 6 5,110 3 1,351 10
    2003 4,877 6 2,239 8 19,112 4
    2004 4,606 6 901 21 33,848 6
    2005 4,457 7 614 28 37,588 5
    2006 4,551 7 409 41 37,004 5
    2007 5,975 7 469 29 48,010 3
    2008 5,155 8 328 42 41,360 5
    2009 4,677 8 236 39 37,918 5
    2010 5,093 8 163 46 45,411 5
    2011 5,989 8 221 40 46,885 5
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 3,030 7 6,562 3 2,260 9
    1998 3,194 7 5,317 3 1,988 10
    1999 3,724 7 5,931 3 2,767 10
    2000 3,812 6 5,956 3 2,285 10
    2001 3,249 6 4,579 3 1,817 10
    2002 3,834 6 5,358 3 1,144 10
    2003 664 19     11,081 7
    2004 4,344 6 1,014 12 37,172 4
    2005 4,304 6 688 20 38,790 5
    2006 3,803 6 402 39 36,949 5
    2007 5,126 6 851 20 45,486 4
    2008 5,258 7 334 38 41,611 5
    2009 1,405 16     38,678 5
    2010 1,607 13     43,935 5
    2011 5,506 7 176 44 46,192 5
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 3,466 4 130 13    
    1998 3,677 4 284 8    
    1999 4,215 4 300 8    
    2000 4,805 4 545 8 6 19
    2001 5,499 4 536 8 1 27
    2002 5,389 4 670 8 5 21
    2003 5,213 4 674 8 4 19
    2004 5,036 5 917 9 1 22
    2005 5,099 5 1,016 10    
    2006 5,097 6 1,055 11    
    2007 5,542 6 1,178 9    
    2008 5,467 7 1,162 12 26 11
    2009 5,044 7 1,007 12 16 13
    2010 4,891 7 1,176 11 30 12
    2011 4,848 7 1,129 11 29 14
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    UNILEVER PLC 110 141
    BAE SYSTEMS PLC 92 178
    GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 68 247
    ISIS INNOVATION LIMITED 62 272
    DYSON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 50 351
    JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 47 371
    CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY 40 442
    BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 37 480
    BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO (INVESTMENTS) LIMITED 35 512
    IMPERIAL INNOVATIONS LTD. 35 512
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,955 2 906 17 3,992 5
    1998 2,274 2 994 19 7,663 5
    1999 2,374 3 1,265 21 8,235 5
    2000 2,859 3 1,033 23 9,131 5
    2001 3,399 2 1,175 24 9,757 5
    2002 3,441 3 1,354 22 10,747 5
    2003 3,706 3 1,487 21 10,885 6
    2004 3,672 4 1,369 22 14,139 7
    2005 3,482 6 1,451 23 15,970 7
    2006 3,417 6 1,690 23 16,325 7
    2007 3,604 5 1,865 20 17,586 6
    2008 3,648 5 1,602 22 19,466 5
    2009 3,661 5 1,670 21 18,270 5
    2010 3,432 5 1,717 23 19,543 6
    2011 3,470 5 1,613 24 20,099 5
    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.
  • United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.
  • United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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