Statistical Country Profiles

Kuwait

Population (Million): 2.82 (2011) (Rank = 135)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 135.08 (2011) (Rank = 57)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       69.85
    1998       72.40
    1999       71.11
    2000       74.45
    2001       74.99
    2002       77.24
    2003       90.62
    2004       99.86
    2005       110.44
    2006       116.19
    2007       121.27
    2008       127.30
    2009       120.74
    2010       124.86
    2011       135.08
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 72
    1998         2 80
    1999            
    2000         1 96
    2001         1 100
    2002         3 86
    2003         6 110
    2004         38 69
    2005         19 87
    2006         37 65
    2007         36 81
    2008         23 88
    2009         45 74
    2010         72 73
    2011         100 69
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Medical technology 6.61
    IT methods for management 6.34
    Transport 6.06
    Furniture, games 6.06
    Engines, pumps, turbines 5.79
    Computer technology 5.23
    Control 4.96
    Other consumer goods 4.96
    Measurement 4.68
    Mechanical elements 4.68
    Others 44.63
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2003         18 67
    2004         6 72
    2005         3 80
    2006         7 71
    2007         8 87
    2008         15 81
    2009         17 75
    2010         16 84
    2011         28 73
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2005         2 48
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 96
    1998         3 81
    1999         1 97
    2000            
    2001         61 80
    2002         12 121
    2003         52 113
    2004         8 126
    2005            
    2006         146 109
    2007         644 79
    2008         782 82
    2009         552 81
    2010         274 106
    2011         534 94
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 91
    1998            
    1999         1 81
    2000         2 82
    2001         1 96
    2002         1 110
    2003         69 98
    2004         8 118
    2005         5 124
    2006         134 105
    2007         369 91
    2008         362 92
    2009         785 77
    2010         732 85
    2011         505 91
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2000            
    2001         5 71
    2002            
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    2004            
    2005         1 95
    2006         2 93
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         1 104
    2010            
    2011         2 104
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2000            
    2001         6 67
    2002            
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    2007         2 94
    2008            
    2009            
    2010         1 106
    2011            
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998 2 71        
    1999 1 75        
    2000            
    2001            
    2002 1 87        
    2003 1 104        
    2004 3 81        
    2005 4 78        
    2006 1 102        
    2007 2 93        
    2008 2 100        
    2009 1 105        
    2010            
    2011 4 86        
    2012            
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2012)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    TAWASUL SERVICES CO. 1 12051
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 58
    1998         1 68
    1999            
    2000         1 83
    2001         1 83
    2002         2 76
    2003            
    2004         20 55
    2005         2 89
    2006         1 94
    2007         1 105
    2008         3 94
    2009         2 100
    2010         13 85
    2011         6 90
    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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