Statistical Country Profiles

New Zealand

Population (Million): 4.41 (2011) (Rank = 122)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 108.4 (2010) (Rank = 60)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 2,020 8,119 504 79.40
    1998 1,723 8,236 650 79.74
    1999 2,034 9,455 569 83.87
    2000 2,303 11,571 623 86.06
    2001 2,702 12,180 696 89.15
    2002 2,732 11,540 503 93.53
    2003 2,805 14,616 880 97.60
    2004 2,782 15,015 1,106 101.26
    2005 3,238 14,071 1,379 104.61
    2006 3,654 17,057 1,476 105.41
    2007 3,494 17,204 2,000 108.55
    2008 2,683 15,520 1,894 106.88
    2009 2,996 15,063 1,591 106.38
    2010 3,223 16,075 1,991 108.40
    2011 3,021 16,949    
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,572 25 8,259 11 448 24
    1998 1,181 28 4,519 20 542 25
    1999 1,420 25 6,541 14 614 24
    2000 1,463 25 5,585 17 840 23
    2001 1,768 24 5,507 18 934 24
    2002 1,839 23 5,109 17 893 24
    2003 1,845 23 5,028 17 960 26
    2004 1,631 25 4,900 19 1,151 26
    2005 1,893 26 5,112 19 1,345 25
    2006 2,153 26 5,212 19 1,501 26
    2007 1,892 26 5,952 18 1,602 26
    2008 1,256 29 4,468 21 1,427 26
    2009 1,555 28 4,803 19 1,441 26
    2010 1,585 29 5,051 20 1,638 26
    2011 1,501 26 4,708 19 1,520 28
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Civil engineering 7.06
    Other special machines 6.86
    Pharmaceuticals 6.68
    Handling 6.46
    Medical technology 6.40
    Food chemistry 5.75
    Biotechnology 5.62
    Furniture, games 4.92
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.50
    Transport 4.09
    Others 41.66
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 368 29 3,455 13 249 27
    1998 382 30 3,686 10 327 24
    1999 321 30 2,142 17 332 26
    2000 547 24 4,040 11 315 24
    2001 258 33 3,281 11 350 24
    2002 391 30 2,191 15 406 26
    2003 1,018 20 9,106 8 436 26
    2004 419 27 5,152 11 471 26
    2005 391 29 3,798 14 504 25
    2006 416 30 2,996 17 496 26
    2007 491 26 3,101 16 437 28
    2008 430 29 2,773 15 464 29
    2009 457 31 2,955 16 541 29
    2010 394 30 3,953 15 600 29
    2011 326 33 4,384 14 674 28
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 34,524 18
    2005 34,182 17
    2006 13,825 21
    2007 34,004 17
    2008 34,233 18
    2009 34,739 20
    2010 34,800 20
    2011 35,700 17
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         9 29
    1998         22 25
    1999         34 24
    2000         11 28
    2001         10 29
    2002         19 28
    2003         27 28
    2004         13 31
    2005         9 36
    2006         9 35
    2007         20 31
    2008         24 33
    2009         25 33
    2010         29 31
    2011         25 35
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 6,095 30 9,632 26 2,024 32
    1998 6,261 26 10,297 25 1,975 35
    1999 6,776 28 9,800 27 2,679 30
    2000 8,224 28 15,822 17 3,347 33
    2001 8,382 24 12,232 22 3,798 34
    2002 8,818 25 11,276 19 2,722 37
    2003 10,435 24 12,784 15 4,181 37
    2004 8,426 35 7,864 32 6,589 32
    2005 8,269 38 8,564 32 5,802 36
    2006 9,751 34 9,075 30 7,306 36
    2007 9,665 32 9,945 24 7,539 40
    2008 8,330 36 9,252 29 7,190 42
    2009 8,438 36 7,752 26 6,625 42
    2010 8,429 38 8,695 27 7,646 42
    2011 8,632 34 9,116 23 8,317 41
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 6,997 20 13,938 8 1,195 31
    1998 6,771 18 13,250 9 1,519 32
    1999 5,366 23 8,893 26 1,603 33
    2000 5,331 26 10,577 21 1,877 29
    2001 6,980 21 13,510 9 1,303 33
    2002 7,035 21 11,343 14 1,386 35
    2003 7,731 17 11,092 13 2,365 37
    2004 5,881 24 6,431 30 3,818 33
    2005 3,162 40 3,554 61 5,350 32
    2006 2,521 39 2,547 74 5,129 37
    2007 2,544 44 2,718 77 5,867 38
    2008 5,495 32 6,953 33 6,568 40
    2009 4,356 32 4,085 41 7,471 39
    2010 4,117 36 4,441 38 7,408 42
    2011 3,383 39 3,515 52 6,500 41
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 290 34 489 22 214 21
    1998 460 32 470 41 190 23
    1999 396 35 489 40 173 22
    2000 426 35 612 36 197 25
    2001 525 30 367 53 171 27
    2002 365 36 533 40 138 21
    2003 388 34 806 28 492 27
    2004 247 45 842 23 859 28
    2005 352 38 956 16 1,027 29
    2006 466 38 1,133 14 1,010 30
    2007 484 35 1,061 18 1,516 29
    2008 351 41 983 20 1,543 30
    2009 475 37 766 19 1,116 35
    2010 449 38 849 18 1,542 33
    2011         1,155 40
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 157 34 223 32 253 21
    1998 444 26 536 33 154 25
    1999         183 23
    2000 409 28 684 32 165 25
    2001 437 27 364 49 190 27
    2002 310 33 546 37 124 26
    2003 337 34 610 33 312 28
    2004 247 40 842 16 780 30
    2005 194 42 790 16 1,031 30
    2006 297 41 1,021 15 970 31
    2007 392 37 1,019 16 1,324 29
    2008 404 35 1,129 17 1,666 30
    2009 317 35 801 17 1,049 35
    2010 338 35 734 17 1,430 33
    2011         1,192 38
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 168 21        
    1998 189 22        
    1999 218 23        
    2000 258 23        
    2001 288 25        
    2002 299 26        
    2003 300 25        
    2004 340 25        
    2005 349 25        
    2006 354 26        
    2007 400 26        
    2008 358 29        
    2009 301 28        
    2010 309 28        
    2011 328 27     1 40
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    AIR NEW ZEALAND LIMITED 19 950
    AUCKLAND UNISERVICES LIMITED 18 992
    FISHER & PAYKEL HEALTHCARE LIMITED 11 1548
    LANZATECH NEW ZEALAND LIMITED 7 2287
    FONTERRA CO-OPERATIVE GROUP LIMITED 5 3119
    HUBCO AUTOMOTIVE LTD 4 3767
    AGRESEARCH LIMITED 3 4845
    CORCEL IP LIMITED 3 4845
    CORE TECHNOLOGY LTD 3 4845
    FISHER & PAYKEL APPLIANCES LIMITED 3 4845
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     3,374 9 95 22
    1998     3,258 12 191 23
    1999     3,738 12 230 21
    2000     4,318 11 350 21
    2001     4,548 12 396 21
    2002     4,440 15 404 24
    2003     4,097 14 467 22
    2004 52 27 4,220 15 692 25
    2005 37 31 4,440 15 914 25
    2006 36 32 4,458 15 1,007 25
    2007 43 31 5,227 15 1,083 25
    2008 70 28 3,188 17 906 27
    2009 47 34 4,135 15 992 27
    2010 46 35 4,374 17 1,142 27
    2011 40 35 4,005 16 1,076 29
    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.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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