Statistical Country Profiles

Saudi Arabia

Population (Million): 28.08 (2011) (Rank = 46)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 601.81 (2011) (Rank = 21)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 61     380.59
    1998 45     391.38
    1999 73     388.45
    2000 78     407.35
    2001 52     409.58
    2002 74     410.10
    2003 145     441.51
    2004 147     464.77
    2005 209     490.58
    2006 234     506.07
    2007 473     516.28
    2008       538.11
    2009       538.63
    2010 886     563.63
    2011 1,079   251 601.81
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 57 67 1,001 36 4 58
    1998 45 69 1,286 33    
    1999 72 64 1,144 36 1 88
    2000 76 63 797 43 2 87
    2001 46 78 683 42 6 74
    2002 61 68 552 44 13 72
    2003 56 72 487 46 89 57
    2004 81 64 395 47 66 59
    2005 119 65 374 49 90 61
    2006 119 66 419 44 115 52
    2007 128 62 642 38 345 43
    2008         380 44
    2009         501 40
    2010 288 51 643 38 598 40
    2011 347 43 643 38 732 39
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Chemical engineering 14.16
    Organic fine chemistry 13.82
    Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 9.49
    Basic materials chemistry 8.97
    Measurement 7.55
    Civil engineering 6.20
    Computer technology 5.68
    Environmental technology 3.70
    Materials, metallurgy 2.76
    Medical technology 2.50
    Others 25.17
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     2 83    
    1998 2 81 1 86    
    1999 2 85 14 84    
    2000 2 79 6 83    
    2001     10 85    
    2002 2 86 23 73    
    2003 2 82 23 75 39 56
    2004 2 76 172 48 47 47
    2005 11 71 214 45 31 54
    2006 42 66 1,002 27 31 53
    2007 17 71 257 41 55 55
    2008         70 53
    2009         124 49
    2010 19 68 175 47 196 41
    2011 17 69 235 43 211 42
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008    
    2009    
    2010 193 72
    2011 1,933 42
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
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    2001            
    2002         2 56
    2003            
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    2005            
    2006            
    2007         1 67
    2008            
    2009            
    2010         1 72
    2011         5 56
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         31 63
    1998         9 70
    1999         28 63
    2000         11 75
    2001         5 107
    2002         22 111
    2003         357 75
    2004         189 80
    2005         143 86
    2006         1,024 67
    2007         2,178 62
    2008         1,592 67
    2009         1,661 65
    2010         2,082 63
    2011         2,426 61
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         16 60
    1998         14 65
    1999         2 78
    2000         5 72
    2001         10 72
    2002         32 84
    2003         144 81
    2004         34 93
    2005         68 92
    2006         748 68
    2007         980 67
    2008         1,844 62
    2009         2,075 61
    2010         2,001 62
    2011         2,137 61
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         2 86
    2002         14 54
    2003         2 86
    2004         1 95
    2005         3 92
    2006         1 97
    2007         36 74
    2008         46 71
    2009            
    2010         5 94
    2011 246 46 506 25 5 94
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         1 86
    2002         5 58
    2003         9 70
    2004            
    2005            
    2006         1 90
    2007         99 60
    2008         96 59
    2009         45 74
    2010 98 51 313 26 4 95
    2011 62 57 395 23 7 91
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998 3 65        
    1999 8 52        
    2000 6 56        
    2001 11 54        
    2002 10 58        
    2003 28 47        
    2004 30 46        
    2005 38 44        
    2006 53 44        
    2007 45 45        
    2008 60 43        
    2009 70 40        
    2010 81 41        
    2011 147 34        
    2012 293 29        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2012)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    SAUDI ARABIAN OIL CO. 107 174
    KING SAUD UNIVERSITY 20 966
    KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 15 1266
    SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORP. 12 1540
    KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE 3 5206
    INTEL CORPORATION 2 7163
    ISP INVESTMENTS INC. 2 7163
    3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 12051
    ABENGOA BIOENERGY NEW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 12051
    CHELSEA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 12051
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         4 44
    1998            
    1999         1 74
    2000         2 73
    2001         6 59
    2002         12 59
    2003         11 61
    2004         14 64
    2005         28 57
    2006         35 55
    2007         251 36
    2008         227 40
    2009         293 36
    2010         263 40
    2011         320 38
    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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