Statistical Country Profiles

Norway

Population (Million): 4.95 (2011) (Rank = 116)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 232.65 (2011) (Rank = 47)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 2,213 5,757 699 182.57
    1998 2,446 6,522 596 187.47
    1999 2,647 6,722 488 191.27
    2000 2,715 8,242 660 197.49
    2001 2,684 8,050 580 201.42
    2002 2,715 6,238 454 204.45
    2003 2,542 7,684 1,132 206.46
    2004 3,441 7,890 2,212 214.63
    2005 3,599 9,307 2,294 220.19
    2006 3,730 10,695 2,311 225.59
    2007 4,501 12,824 2,814 231.57
    2008 5,119 14,823 2,202 231.66
    2009 5,046 15,067 2,626 227.79
    2010 5,595 15,213 2,780 229.33
    2011 5,325 15,552 2,787 232.65
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,256 27 4,959 19 957 20
    1998 1,213 27 5,006 18 1,233 20
    1999 1,335 27 5,255 18 1,312 20
    2000 1,311 27 5,389 19 1,404 20
    2001 1,189 28 5,242 20 1,495 20
    2002 1,178 27 5,109 17 1,537 21
    2003 1,079 30 4,782 18 1,463 22
    2004 1,142 27 4,348 22 2,299 22
    2005 1,143 29 4,843 20 2,456 22
    2006 1,119 31 4,957 20 2,611 22
    2007 1,225 30 5,431 20 3,276 22
    2008 1,640 25 4,280 22 3,479 22
    2009 1,735 27 2,358 26 3,311 22
    2010 1,633 28 696 36 3,962 22
    2011 1,585 25 654 36 3,740 23
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Civil engineering 12.69
    Measurement 7.74
    Transport 6.73
    Pharmaceuticals 5.47
    Mechanical elements 5.31
    Chemical engineering 4.56
    Other special machines 4.43
    Medical technology 4.38
    Computer technology 3.41
    Handling 3.39
    Others 41.89
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 545 25 2,397 16 794 20
    1998 455 26 2,105 18 910 20
    1999 431 25 1,931 18 1,092 19
    2000 395 28 2,017 17 989 20
    2001 500 27 1,948 17 912 20
    2002         1,050 19
    2003         1,259 20
    2004         1,262 19
    2005         1,261 21
    2006         1,306 20
    2007 429 29 1,345 23 1,244 22
    2008 539 26 1,254 24 1,378 23
    2009 517 28 1,267 26 1,516 22
    2010 614 27 1,200 24 1,785 23
    2011 603 27 1,203 23 1,683 23
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007 17,801 20
    2008    
    2009    
    2010 12,755 28
    2011 16,060 22
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         21 21
    1998         9 30
    1999         52 19
    2000         11 28
    2001         13 27
    2002         73 16
    2003         92 19
    2004         15 28
    2005         7 37
    2006         8 38
    2007         7 43
    2008         15 36
    2009         11 41
    2010         7 49
    2011         21 36
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,809 43 8,201 30 2,948 23
    1998 3,001 43 9,266 28 3,521 24
    1999 3,186 47 10,410 24 3,536 26
    2000 3,802 49 12,547 22 4,440 27
    2001 3,316 49 11,763 24 4,734 28
    2002 2,971 50 9,767 23 3,267 33
    2003 2,906 49 9,282 28 4,778 31
    2004 2,953 52 9,600 23 4,937 35
    2005 3,089 55 11,461 24 6,218 35
    2006 3,042 56 12,312 22 7,653 34
    2007 3,326 56 12,650 19 9,498 35
    2008 3,523 51 12,801 21 11,300 32
    2009 3,442 49 10,165 21 11,625 31
    2010 3,625 53 10,210 23 11,588 32
    2011 3,411 48 11,489 21 12,141 37
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,087 36 8,317 26 1,480 29
    1998 2,421 33 8,740 28 2,628 25
    1999 2,083 38 9,117 23 3,429 17
    2000 2,031 38 9,864 22 3,623 20
    2001 2,487 34 10,417 21 2,570 24
    2002     6,263 40 2,132 28
    2003 1 96 5,947 39 2,969 31
    2004     6,114 32 4,299 28
    2005     7,646 26 7,128 28
    2006     8,088 24 5,298 36
    2007     8,085 23 7,340 33
    2008 2,741 42 11,815 18 9,840 31
    2009 2,401 40 9,133 19 10,948 31
    2010 2,106 47 8,395 21 11,449 33
    2011 2,512 44 9,930 21 10,582 33
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 386 30 474 23 313 17
    1998 334 37 554 35 262 20
    1999 331 36 607 33 157 24
    2000 341 37 558 38 319 21
    2001 326 40 423 49 254 25
    2002 320 39 493 44 134 22
    2003 273 38 441 46 859 23
    2004 265 42 390 44 1,947 23
    2005 332 40 399 44 1,962 24
    2006 289 46 422 39 2,022 24
    2007 265 44 526 26 2,549 24
    2008 252 49 427 30 1,950 27
    2009 334 42 329 30 2,292 26
    2010 286 41 669 21 2,494 27
    2011 288 42 772 20 2,499 27
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 321 25 606 19 271 20
    1998 251 32 444 38 254 22
    1999         212 22
    2000 214 33 439 40 181 24
    2001 217 35 466 42 244 22
    2002         165 23
    2003         439 24
    2004         2,032 21
    2005         2,078 23
    2006         1,907 24
    2007         2,322 24
    2008 269 41 462 24 2,146 26
    2009 231 40 433 23 2,386 25
    2010 250 39 322 25 2,371 25
    2011 376 38 495 19 2,456 27
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 405 15 49 23    
    1998 464 16 138 17    
    1999 479 17 124 18    
    2000 528 20 193 15 1 29
    2001 592 20 209 18 1 27
    2002 550 19 195 21 2 25
    2003 535 22 168 21    
    2004 476 22 218 23    
    2005 584 22 235 22    
    2006 611 22 312 21    
    2007 595 22 400 21    
    2008 630 22 357 21    
    2009 630 22 327 20    
    2010 708 22 340 19 20 15
    2011 698 22 423 17 47 10
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    STATOIL AS 22 835
    AKER SUBSEA AS 17 1052
    PROBIO ASA 14 1242
    TANDBERG TELECOM AS 14 1242
    STATOIL PETROLEUM AS 13 1317
    AKER ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY AS 12 1419
    NORSK HYDRO ASA 11 1548
    VETCO GRAY SCANDINAVIA AS 11 1548
    PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AS 8 2028
    UNIVERSITETET I OSLO 7 2287
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     3,425 8 227 17
    1998     3,590 10 606 17
    1999     4,087 11 595 18
    2000     4,301 12 654 20
    2001     4,265 13 772 20
    2002     4,343 16 839 20
    2003     3,968 15 791 20
    2004     3,644 17 1,620 19
    2005     4,137 17 1,747 22
    2006     4,264 16 1,890 21
    2007 116 25 4,786 16 2,321 21
    2008 455 19 4,025 15 2,494 21
    2009 405 19 2,171 18 2,332 21
    2010 398 19 542 29 2,741 21
    2011 398 19 470 30 2,745 22
    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.
  • Norway is a member of the European Patent Convention from 2008. 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 Norway.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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