| IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy |
Note |
| Year |
Patent |
Trademark |
Industrial Design |
GDP (Constant 2005 US$) |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
1.83 |
| 1998 |
|
|
|
1.80 |
| 1999 |
|
|
|
1.85 |
| 2000 |
|
|
|
1.83 |
| 2001 |
|
|
|
1.87 |
| 2002 |
|
|
|
1.89 |
| 2003 |
|
|
|
1.87 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
1.93 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
1.89 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
1.99 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
2.13 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
2.17 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
2.24 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
2.34 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Patent Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
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|
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| 1999 |
|
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|
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| 2000 |
|
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|
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| 2001 |
|
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|
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| 2002 |
|
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|
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| 2003 |
|
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|
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| 2004 |
|
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|
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| 2005 |
|
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|
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| 2006 |
|
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|
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| 2007 |
|
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|
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| 2008 |
|
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|
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| 2009 |
|
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|
|
| 2010 |
|
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|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
| Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011) |
Note |
| Field of Technology |
Share |
|
| Medical technology |
66.67 |
| Basic materials chemistry |
33.33 |
|
|
| Patent Grants |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
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|
|
| 2000 |
|
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| 2001 |
|
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|
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| 2002 |
|
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| 2003 |
|
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|
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| 2004 |
|
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|
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| 2005 |
|
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|
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|
|
| 2006 |
|
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|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
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|
|
| 2010 |
|
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|
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|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Utility Model Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
67 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
80 |
|
|
| Trademark Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
89 |
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
83 |
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
9 |
77 |
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
149 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
143 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
140 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
149 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
40 |
129 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
6 |
149 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
31 |
139 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
58 |
138 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
174 |
|
|
| Trademark Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
83 |
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
90 |
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
87 |
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
7 |
138 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
130 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
136 |
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
51 |
115 |
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
140 |
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
34 |
131 |
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
8 |
150 |
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
30 |
148 |
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
63 |
131 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
97 |
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
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|
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|
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| 2007 |
|
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|
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| 2008 |
|
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|
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| 2009 |
|
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|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Industrial Design Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
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|
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| 2001 |
|
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|
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| 2002 |
|
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| 2003 |
|
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| 2004 |
|
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| 2005 |
|
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| 2006 |
|
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| 2007 |
|
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| 2008 |
|
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|
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| 2009 |
|
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|
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| 2010 |
|
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|
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|
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| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
| International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties |
Note |
| Year |
PCT System |
Rank |
Madrid System |
Rank |
Hague System |
Rank |
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
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| 2000 |
|
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|
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|
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| 2001 |
|
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|
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| 2002 |
|
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| 2003 |
|
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| 2004 |
|
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| 2005 |
|
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| 2006 |
|
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| 2007 |
|
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| 2008 |
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| 2009 |
|
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|
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| 2010 |
|
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|
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| 2011 |
|
|
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|
|
| 2012 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office) |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
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|
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| 1999 |
|
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|
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| 2000 |
|
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| 2001 |
|
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| 2002 |
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| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
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| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2007 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2011 |
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