Statistical Country Profiles

Liberia

Population (Million): 4.13 (2011) (Rank = 125)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 2.09 (2011) (Rank = 152)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       0.49
    1998       0.63
    1999       0.78
    2000       0.98
    2001       1.20
    2002       1.58
    2003       1.06
    2004       1.01
    2005       1.10
    2006       1.21
    2007       1.40
    2008       1.54
    2009       1.75
    2010       1.93
    2011       2.09
    Patent Applications
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    2011         1 145
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Chemical engineering 31.43
    Medical technology 11.43
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 8.57
    Mechanical elements 8.57
    Telecommunications 5.71
    Digital communication 5.71
    Environmental technology 5.71
    Other special machines 5.71
    Basic communication processes 2.86
    Computer technology 2.86
    Others 11.44
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2008         2 109
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    Utility Model Applications
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     1,415 91 3 83
    1998     1,478 89 3 81
    1999     1,218 97 6 78
    2000     1,227 103    
    2001     1,018 105 15 102
    2002     760 109    
    2003     665 110    
    2004     716 112    
    2005     766 115 5 137
    2006     740 113 26 135
    2007     724 116 1 162
    2008     781 109 191 108
    2009     489 109 1 173
    2010     611 111 67 135
    2011     770 103 2 179
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     1,415 79 1 91
    1998     1,478 82 3 76
    1999     1,218 86 1 81
    2000     1,227 87    
    2001     1,018 89    
    2002     760 97    
    2003     665 95 20 122
    2004     716 96 13 111
    2005     766 103 4 126
    2006     740 99 34 119
    2007     724 101 6 145
    2008     781 101 125 111
    2009     489 102 173 104
    2010     611 102 42 143
    2011     770 98 18 153
    Industrial Design Applications
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    2010         54 71
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    Industrial Design Registrations
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    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
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    2004 1 97        
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    2011 1 111        
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    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.
  • Liberia is a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). Patent filings by residents of this country at ARIPO are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office. Due to lack of information on designation, filings by other nationals at ARIPO are not counted as non-resident filings for Liberia.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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