Statistical Country Profiles

Ireland

Population (Million): 4.49 (2011) (Rank = 118)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 159.92 (2011) (Rank = 54)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 1,637 2,021 180  
    1998 2,155 6,431 288  
    1999 2,095 9,026 310  
    2000 2,130 12,733 252 127.19
    2001 2,357 9,368 234 133.28
    2002 2,307 8,806 108 141.11
    2003 2,297 9,853 885 146.98
    2004 3,027 16,577 1,273 153.60
    2005 3,123 15,633 1,642 161.81
    2006 3,354 21,256 1,585 170.40
    2007 4,303 24,773 1,694 179.23
    2008 4,381 25,622 1,960 173.90
    2009 4,372 24,690 2,106 161.74
    2010 4,102 27,747 2,287 161.05
    2011 4,131 27,107 2,225 159.92
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 915 29 144 66 722 21
    1998 1,167 29 123 66 988 21
    1999 1,158 28 118 72 937 21
    2000 1,137 28 155 69 993 22
    2001 1,276 26 150 70 1,081 23
    2002 1,152 28 68 75 1,155 23
    2003 1,132 28 77 76 1,165 24
    2004 1,113 28 58 78 1,914 24
    2005 1,100 30 75 74 2,023 24
    2006 1,184 30 97 72 2,170 24
    2007 1,262 29 78 69 3,041 23
    2008 1,415 28 76 69 2,966 25
    2009 1,398 30 53 68 2,974 24
    2010 1,248 32 59 66 2,854 25
    2011 1,089 30 67 65 3,042 25
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 13.66
    Medical technology 10.28
    Computer technology 7.28
    Civil engineering 5.67
    Organic fine chemistry 5.32
    Other special machines 4.11
    Furniture, games 3.57
    Biotechnology 3.35
    Handling 3.29
    Digital communication 3.25
    Others 40.22
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 480 27 976 24 351 23
    1998 419 28 233 47 458 22
    1999 259 32 106 58 516 21
    2000 39 56     495 21
    2001 430 29 174 52 431 22
    2002 445 27 166 50 562 21
    2003 459 29 251 47 747 21
    2004 441 26 170 49 656 24
    2005 359 31 106 55 628 24
    2006 407 31 71 62 668 24
    2007 387 30 53 61 686 25
    2008 385 30 56 67 900 25
    2009 396 34 77 59 1,042 24
    2010 361 32 32 68 1,310 25
    2011 376 32 55 62 1,489 25
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007 70,166 11
    2008 78,816 12
    2009 78,916 13
    2010 79,040 14
    2011 88,044 12
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     10 22 13 26
    1998         6 32
    1999         42 21
    2000         7 34
    2001         12 28
    2002         35 25
    2003         29 26
    2004         15 28
    2005         10 33
    2006         5 39
    2007         12 37
    2008         11 38
    2009         10 44
    2010         11 40
    2011         20 38
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,022 57 3,687 66 999 38
    1998 1,328 58 3,871 64 5,103 19
    1999 1,559 56 3,395 69 7,467 18
    2000 1,898 59 3,523 70 10,835 18
    2001 1,402 62 3,038 77 7,966 20
    2002 1,596 60 4,577 58 7,210 23
    2003 1,762 61 4,899 59 8,091 22
    2004 1,928 61 4,978 58 14,649 21
    2005 1,985 62 4,819 58 13,648 23
    2006 2,418 60 4,308 66 18,838 21
    2007 2,652 59 4,013 72 22,121 21
    2008 2,538 57 3,433 77 23,084 21
    2009 2,362 53 2,522 74 22,328 23
    2010 2,371 57 2,198 83 25,376 23
    2011 2,300 52 2,108 79 24,807 25
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,081 44 8,207 27 873 36
    1998 524 58 2,777 69 773 38
    1999 837 50 4,627 49 578 38
    2000 1,371 44 5,893 42 788 38
    2001 704 55 2,652 68 950 35
    2002 826 52 6,600 36 1,079 40
    2003 1,273 42 5,474 42 5,323 24
    2004 1,505 42 4,848 43 9,854 19
    2005 1,556 49 4,632 48 14,198 20
    2006 1,456 48 3,855 59 12,472 23
    2007 1,701 47 3,509 66 17,194 21
    2008 2,062 47 3,232 71 20,045 22
    2009 1,890 46 2,314 71 21,500 21
    2010 2,118 46 2,046 74 28,446 22
    2011 1,824 50 1,733 81 22,666 24
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 104 44 388 27 76 28
    1998 126 46 420 46 162 24
    1999 227 38 430 43 83 30
    2000 147 48 411 47 105 28
    2001 123 52 291 57 111 30
    2002 70 57 344 50 38 38
    2003 159 47 160 54 726 24
    2004 113 59 62 72 1,160 26
    2005 104 55 17 87 1,538 26
    2006 97 59 15 86 1,488 25
    2007 137 53 17 90 1,557 28
    2008 125 52 12 96 1,835 28
    2009 143 51 5 101 1,963 28
    2010 126 53 9 98 2,161 28
    2011 151 49 12 93 2,074 30
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 120 38 459 23 60 29
    1998 86 43 365 46 84 30
    1999 159 36 417 38 119 30
    2000 194 35 402 43 92 30
    2001 133 44 392 45 88 32
    2002 45 55 230 55 35 37
    2003 113 46 385 45 480 23
    2004 153 44 140 56 1,193 25
    2005 111 47 116 58 1,410 26
    2006 103 53 47 64 1,581 25
    2007 110 48 14 82 1,562 27
    2008 140 44 23 79 1,690 29
    2009 130 42 4 97 1,681 28
    2010 118 48 9 95 2,169 27
    2011 167 44 14 87 1,841 31
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 130 23        
    1998 157 23        
    1999 184 24        
    2000 243 24        
    2001 243 26 2 49    
    2002 310 25 20 38    
    2003 312 24 10 44    
    2004 326 26 48 39    
    2005 343 26 37 43    
    2006 428 24 32 43    
    2007 422 24 49 42    
    2008 481 24 35 45    
    2009 482 25 38 43    
    2010 443 26 44 43 1 38
    2011 415 26 63 40 1 40
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    SKYPE LIMITED 41 434
    TIBOTEC PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. 12 1419
    ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 11 1548
    COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN 11 1548
    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK 11 1548
    DEPUY (IRELAND) LIMITED 9 1843
    NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT IRELAND 8 2028
    DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY 7 2287
    REVOLT TECHNOLOGY LTD. 7 2287
    SCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS LIMITED 7 2287
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 61 14     139 20
    1998 106 15     391 19
    1999 79 15     200 23
    2000 99 15     284 23
    2001 133 16     367 23
    2002 137 16     447 21
    2003 160 17     458 23
    2004 220 20     1,102 23
    2005 189 20     1,205 23
    2006 208 21     1,203 23
    2007 270 19     1,995 22
    2008 295 21     1,754 23
    2009 301 21     1,782 23
    2010 271 22     1,458 25
    2011 330 21     1,451 24
    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.
  • Ireland is a member of the European Patent Convention from 1992. 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 Ireland.
  • Ireland 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 Ireland.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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