Statistical Country Profiles

Latvia

Population (Million): 2.22 (2011) (Rank = 139)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 30.58 (2011) (Rank = 97)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 162 1,029 83 17.27
    1998 200 1,508 83 18.08
    1999 92 842 43 18.93
    2000 102 996 38 20.24
    2001 120 1,062 57 21.87
    2002 154 1,448 55 23.28
    2003 108 2,034 51 24.96
    2004 137 2,185 208 27.12
    2005 142 3,292 350 30.00
    2006 158 3,223 633 33.67
    2007 222 3,873 596 37.03
    2008 393 5,105 414 35.46
    2009 503 3,734 1,027 29.09
    2010 454 5,777 1,197 28.99
    2011 323 4,926 910 30.58
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 162 52 40 83    
    1998 195 51 90 68 5 71
    1999 91 60 91 76 1 88
    2000 98 61 81 82 4 76
    2001 117 61 63 82 3 83
    2002 150 58 64 76 4 83
    2003 91 66 24 85 17 83
    2004 108 62 43 81 29 80
    2005 119 65 57 80 23 84
    2006 123 65 37 82 35 67
    2007 159 58 8 92 63 69
    2008 250 51 9 90 143 56
    2009 289 49 3 89 214 50
    2010 211 57 7 86 243 47
    2011 200 51 10 83 123 60
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 9.61
    Organic fine chemistry 8.94
    Food chemistry 8.66
    Medical technology 6.30
    Engines, pumps, turbines 5.79
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.83
    Civil engineering 4.83
    Basic materials chemistry 4.10
    Other special machines 4.10
    Furniture, games 3.37
    Others 39.47
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 143 41 260 47    
    1998 174 40 123 56    
    1999 99 46 84 62    
    2000 94 44 69 65    
    2001 97 47 84 62    
    2002 116 43 61 59 10 49
    2003 103 47 65 65 23 65
    2004 87 46 48 66 3 87
    2005 86 51 36 65 5 72
    2006 83 54 39 69 6 75
    2007 3 75     54 56
    2008 3 78     36 64
    2009 2 74     46 62
    2010 186 42 6 79 57 59
    2011 190 38 1 79 95 51
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 3,353 31
    2005 4,012 32
    2006 4,168 27
    2007    
    2008    
    2009    
    2010 5,680 37
    2011 6,170 31
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
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    2002            
    2003            
    2004         2 49
    2005         2 48
    2006         1 59
    2007         5 47
    2008         5 47
    2009         4 55
    2010         4 54
    2011         6 51
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,029 56 5,281 52    
    1998 1,508 57 5,826 46    
    1999 842 63 5,122 50    
    2000 995 69 5,744 52 1 109
    2001 1,062 65 6,133 48    
    2002 1,262 65 5,699 47 186 74
    2003 1,278 64 6,752 41 756 60
    2004 1,297 66 5,308 51 888 53
    2005 1,401 68 4,478 62 1,891 46
    2006 1,486 71 4,210 69 1,737 61
    2007 1,452 71 4,018 70 2,421 60
    2008 1,617 64 3,565 73 3,488 53
    2009 1,168 63 2,460 75 2,566 58
    2010 1,374 71 2,253 80 4,403 53
    2011 1,371 62 2,278 77 3,555 57
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,097 42 6,353 36    
    1998 1,445 42 6,736 36    
    1999 719 52 4,947 46    
    2000 780 49 5,974 41    
    2001 768 52 5,982 43    
    2002 748 54 5,623 42 142 65
    2003 1,249 43 6,810 31 626 59
    2004 924 48 5,319 37 639 50
    2005 926 59 4,434 50 1,250 48
    2006 1,002 55 3,994 52 1,492 59
    2007 988 55 3,859 60 1,514 63
    2008 1,137 54 3,490 65 2,787 55
    2009 1,195 53 2,592 66 2,458 57
    2010 1,049 56 2,207 69 3,436 54
    2011 1,146 57 2,218 73 3,253 55
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 83 46 33 46    
    1998 83 51 24 69    
    1999 43 59 26 70    
    2000 38 64 31 70    
    2001 55 62 33 71 2 86
    2002 51 64 48 72 4 64
    2003 51 64 51 73    
    2004 38 69 25 85 170 47
    2005 37 69 41 75 313 43
    2006 67 63 186 57 566 37
    2007 74 57 147 60 522 42
    2008 101 60 36 82 313 48
    2009 141 52 22 87 886 37
    2010 106 59 21 84 1,091 38
    2011 94 54 27 82 816 43
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 50 47 46 43    
    1998 73 46 27 61    
    1999 37 47 16 68    
    2000 36 55 29 69    
    2001 48 58 22 72 1 87
    2002 37 58 51 64 1 74
    2003 34 59 34 66 2 84
    2004 43 56 51 67 168 44
    2005 39 58 47 72 216 46
    2006 67 55 184 55 603 36
    2007 57 55 148 56 476 42
    2008 85 52 38 74 290 47
    2009 97 47 22 77 631 40
    2010 101 49 23 77 1,098 36
    2011 80 51 27 77 848 43
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 5 52 31 26    
    1998 6 53 25 26    
    1999 5 60 24 28    
    2000 3 69 50 26    
    2001 8 61 46 31    
    2002 10 58 43 30    
    2003 12 59 67 33    
    2004 12 58 109 29    
    2005 16 57 81 34    
    2006 17 58 103 33 1 24
    2007 21 57 116 33    
    2008 18 57 171 31    
    2009 24 56 102 32 5 22
    2010 26 55 121 32    
    2011 17 65 109 34    
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    GRINDEKS, A JOINT STOCK COMPANY 2 6781
    RIGAS TEHNISKA UNIVERSITATE 2 6781
    INTEC GROUP, SIA 1 11344
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         5 51
    1999     55 41 1 74
    2000     42 44 4 62
    2001         3 68
    2002     30 47 4 68
    2003         11 61
    2004 1 47 29 54 18 59
    2005 3 45 40 50 8 71
    2006 5 43 19 52 15 61
    2007 5 44     27 68
    2008 6 47     65 53
    2009 12 44     158 45
    2010 10 47     177 43
    2011 9 47     93 52
    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.
  • Latvia is a member of the European Patent Convention from 2005. 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 Latvia.
  • Latvia 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 Latvia.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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