Statistical Country Profiles

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Population (Million): 74.8 (2011) (Rank = 17)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 765.18 (2009) (Rank = 17)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 285 6,150   445.22
    1998 338 5,426   457.42
    1999 368 8,725   466.26
    2000 410 9,174   490.24
    2001 692 9,906   508.24
    2002 910 11,818   546.43
    2003 1,296 7,643   585.31
    2004 2,441 17,677   615.07
    2005 4,071 21,584   643.50
    2006 5,995 24,716   681.43
    2007       734.75
    2008       751.65
    2009       765.18
    2010        
    2011        
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 284 42 115 70 1 72
    1998 337 39 159 62 1 86
    1999 366 39 177 64 2 79
    2000 410 40 206 67    
    2001 691 34 302 54 1 100
    2002 910 30 285 56    
    2003 1,287 27 355 52 9 103
    2004 2,426 23 356 48 15 91
    2005 4,051 16 443 45 20 86
    2006 5,970 12 557 39 25 72
    2007         52 75
    2008         60 72
    2009         60 69
    2010         89 68
    2011         113 65
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 10.33
    Medical technology 8.57
    Basic materials chemistry 6.59
    Organic fine chemistry 6.37
    Chemical engineering 5.93
    Materials, metallurgy 4.84
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3.96
    Biotechnology 3.74
    Civil engineering 3.30
    Transport 3.08
    Others 43.29
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 84 50 172 53    
    1998 64 53     1 45
    1999 152 40        
    2000 241 33        
    2001 529 25        
    2002 440 28 202 48    
    2003 634 26 309 38 5 86
    2004 1,228 17 226 42    
    2005 2,605 13 285 40 3 80
    2006 4,074 10 439 36 4 81
    2007         6 91
    2008         5 98
    2009         9 84
    2010         17 80
    2011         33 70
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         1 67
    2004            
    2005         1 60
    2006         3 42
    2007         4 51
    2008            
    2009         2 65
    2010            
    2011         2 70
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 6,145 29 795 100 5 80
    1998 5,417 29 861 101 9 70
    1999 8,723 22 771 105 2 90
    2000 9,173 23 1,047 108 1 109
    2001 9,858 23 1,224 101 48 81
    2002 11,784 23 1,239 99 34 101
    2003 7,468 33 1,280 98 175 92
    2004 17,607 21 2,748 78 70 93
    2005 20,439 20 4,255 65 1,145 56
    2006 23,827 18 4,591 61 889 71
    2007     3,360 82 578 82
    2008 1 96 3,467 76 1,607 66
    2009     3,013 67 906 76
    2010     3,096 62 1,670 69
    2011     3,387 55 1,091 78
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,278 33 682 88 1 91
    1998 2,087 37 441 99    
    1999 2,704 35 1,092 89    
    2000 2,850 31 900 94    
    2001 3,537 31 900 93 2 87
    2002 3,571 33 917 91 1 110
    2003 5,236 26 1,320 84 80 94
    2004 7,615 20 2,698 62 32 94
    2005 9,255 18 3,950 57 955 53
    2006 9,500 20 3,930 55 705 70
    2007     3,221 72 560 79
    2008 1 84 3,240 70 1,472 65
    2009     2,832 60 730 80
    2010     2,770 59 1,434 72
    2011     2,933 60 915 78
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         30 43
    2000            
    2001         7 63
    2002         1 78
    2003         33 58
    2004         1 95
    2005            
    2006         27 75
    2007         27 81
    2008         4 97
    2009         55 74
    2010         7 92
    2011         5 94
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         30 40
    2000            
    2001         8 63
    2002            
    2003         17 59
    2004            
    2005            
    2006         25 73
    2007         27 83
    2008         2 101
    2009         82 63
    2010         3 96
    2011         2 99
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998            
    1999            
    2000 1 85        
    2001            
    2002            
    2003 2 87        
    2004     7 51    
    2005 2 89 31 45    
    2006 3 87 17 50    
    2007 3 87 16 50    
    2008 2 100 13 51    
    2009 7 78 18 47    
    2010 6 79 39 46    
    2011 1 111 15 53    
    2012 2 101 17 54    
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         2 66
    2000            
    2001         1 83
    2002            
    2003         1 86
    2004         2 89
    2005            
    2006         6 73
    2007            
    2008         19 73
    2009         4 97
    2010         11 86
    2011         8 86
    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.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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