Statistical Country Profiles

Greece

Population (Million): 11.3 (2011) (Rank = 73)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 255 (2011) (Rank = 43)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 385 4,954   198.60
    1998 494 6,539   205.28
    1999 515 7,200 221 212.30
    2000 533 9,424 223 221.81
    2001 646 8,564 226 231.12
    2002 635 8,839 315 239.07
    2003 645   461 253.27
    2004 665   313 264.34
    2005 824 12,739 574 270.36
    2006 898   479 285.35
    2007 972 20,663 1,238 293.90
    2008 1,130 19,499 987 293.44
    2009 1,193   1,115 283.90
    2010 1,172 15,717 1,427 273.92
    2011   17,281   255.00
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 316 39 57 75 69 36
    1998 323 40 34 74 171 34
    1999 343 40 33 85 172 33
    2000 351 41 34 88 182 35
    2001 447 41 49 86 199 35
    2002 419 41 36 84 216 34
    2003 459 42 27 84 186 40
    2004 448 41 28 85 217 45
    2005 529 40 20 91 295 41
    2006 600 39 30 86 298 41
    2007 657 39 20 83 315 44
    2008 719 38 30 79 411 43
    2009 801 39 22 77 392 45
    2010 813 39 16 81 359 45
    2011 77 66     393 44
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Civil engineering 8.38
    Pharmaceuticals 8.11
    Machine tools 7.32
    Other special machines 6.68
    Medical technology 5.78
    Engines, pumps, turbines 5.60
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.28
    Transport 4.19
    Handling 4.01
    Furniture, games 3.25
    Others 42.40
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 204 37 143 55 47 34
    1998 159 41 49 66 58 34
    1999 214 34 48 70 95 34
    2000 188 35 27 74 86 35
    2001 235 35 24 78 102 32
    2002 331 31 36 70 103 32
    2003 304 32 29 74 105 38
    2004 353 29 29 70 90 40
    2005 302 33 33 67 83 41
    2006 322 33 11 82 122 39
    2007 360 32 23 71 81 49
    2008 453 28 19 76 96 46
    2009 448 32 18 70 134 47
    2010 483 28 12 75 145 45
    2011 29 61     177 43
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 31,254 20
    2005    
    2006 33,732 16
    2007 31,896 18
    2008 31,975 19
    2009 34,020 21
    2010 32,120 22
    2011    
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         6 32
    1999         4 35
    2000         1 39
    2001         2 39
    2002 194 17 10 23 2 56
    2003 58 30 10 25 2 59
    2004 28 36 10 28 3 46
    2005         2 48
    2006 529 15 52 17 2 49
    2007 17 35 14 25 1 67
    2008 27 39 6 40 9 42
    2009 21 45 8 36 7 45
    2010 24 46 6 41 4 54
    2011         4 57
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 4,669 33 3,892 63 285 39
    1998 5,050 30 3,630 68 1,489 36
    1999 5,325 31 3,500 68 1,875 36
    2000 6,766 33 3,980 68 2,658 35
    2001 6,027 34 6,240 47 2,537 38
    2002 5,487 38 6,075 43 3,352 32
    2003 266 90 5,182 54 4,523 34
    2004 274 95 5,045 56 7,746 28
    2005 6,117 42 5,926 50 6,622 33
    2006 385 93 4,109 71 10,743 30
    2007 6,885 40 4,697 61 13,778 30
    2008 6,834 40 4,186 64 12,665 30
    2009 402 77 2,458 76 11,436 32
    2010 4,407 45 2,509 73 11,310 35
    2011 4,512 41 2,342 74 12,769 34
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 4,043 23 6,676 32 367 39
    1998 4,615 26 7,065 34 290 41
    1999 3,977 28 3,503 57 236 40
    2000 3,191 30 3,651 55 245 43
    2001 5,923 26 8,605 26 302 40
    2002 6,034 23 8,063 27 1,343 36
    2003 116 86 4,781 50 2,272 39
    2004 99 81 4,573 48 3,487 34
    2005 4,444 33 5,326 41 5,126 34
    2006 232 80 3,866 58 6,507 31
    2007 324 76 3,688 63 9,750 30
    2008 400 72 3,279 69 11,701 30
    2009 411 67 2,458 69 11,598 30
    2010 476 73 2,066 72 13,406 30
    2011 365 75 1,827 80 10,470 34
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         2 41
    1998 1 85 1,210 24 37 39
    1999 162 46 1,610 19 59 35
    2000 177 47 1,832 19 46 36
    2001 179 47 1,920 18 47 44
    2002 198 43 2,015 19 117 24
    2003 174 44 1,147 24 287 32
    2004 138 54 602 33 175 46
    2005 217 45 481 33 357 40
    2006 189 50 381 42 290 43
    2007 252 46 338 43 986 36
    2008 278 48 136 56 709 39
    2009 277 45 53 65 838 39
    2010 254 46 59 64 1,173 36
    2011 45 65 46 71 1,200 38
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         16 35
    1998 1 69 1,210 23 36 38
    1999 4 63 1,475 19 60 37
    2000 2 75 1,663 18 47 37
    2001 1 80 1,792 18 40 47
    2002 183 40 2,009 16 118 27
    2003 224 38 1,217 21 226 31
    2004 1,368 17 690 24 185 43
    2005 12 74 465 32 295 43
    2006 2,207 13 519 26 292 42
    2007 644 27 376 37 789 37
    2008 248 42 137 55 756 40
    2009 124 43 53 59 820 38
    2010 276 38 59 62 1,002 38
    2011 43 60 46 65 1,142 40
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 48 32        
    1998 43 35        
    1999 53 36        
    2000 49 37     9 17
    2001 55 38 10 40 4 20
    2002 75 35 17 39 14 16
    2003 67 37 44 37 11 12
    2004 79 37 49 38 10 10
    2005 55 41 65 39 6 11
    2006 87 36 81 39 9 11
    2007 87 39 80 39 8 11
    2008 106 39 118 34 1 34
    2009 100 37 57 35 1 37
    2010 91 38 58 40 9 23
    2011 93 41 70 39 10 25
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    BIC-VIOLEX SA 4 3767
    PHARMATHEN S.A. 4 3767
    MEGAPLAST S.A. PACKAGING MATERIALS INDUSTRY 3 4845
    INTRACOM S.A. TELECOM SOLUTIONS 2 6781
    ADVENT TECHNOLOGIES 1 11344
    ALAPIS S.A. 1 11344
    ANALOGIES S.A. 1 11344
    ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI 1 11344
    B.S.R.C. 'ALEXANDER FLEMING' 1 11344
    BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTRE ALEXANDER FLEMING 1 11344
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 11 19     27 27
    1998 16 21     70 31
    1999 27 20     80 30
    2000 28 20     101 30
    2001 32 21     108 31
    2002 18 24     116 31
    2003 35 24     74 35
    2004 31 32     130 41
    2005 36 32     211 36
    2006 26 34     165 37
    2007 33 37     167 40
    2008 50 32     261 38
    2009 44 36     228 41
    2010 46 35     211 42
    2011 30 37     214 44
    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.
  • Greece is a member of the European Patent Convention from 1987. 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 Greece.
  • Greece 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 Greece.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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