Statistical Country Profiles

Swaziland

Population (Million): 1.07 (2011) (Rank = 154)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 5.71 (2011) (Rank = 140)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       4.18
    1998     10 4.29
    1999       4.42
    2000       4.50
    2001       4.55
    2002       4.63
    2003       4.73
    2004       4.87
    2005       4.99
    2006       5.16
    2007       5.34
    2008       5.46
    2009       5.53
    2010       5.64
    2011       5.71
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         4 78
    2002            
    2003         1 134
    2004         8 99
    2005         41 71
    2006            
    2007         6 105
    2008         92 63
    2009         6 113
    2010         75 71
    2011         7 118
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Medical technology 15.15
    Pharmaceuticals 15.15
    Measurement 9.09
    Handling 9.09
    Audio-visual technology 6.06
    Organic fine chemistry 6.06
    Surface technology, coating 6.06
    Engines, pumps, turbines 6.06
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 3.03
    Digital communication 3.03
    Others 21.22
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2007         2 99
    2008         10 87
    2009         855 26
    2010         39 68
    2011         17 83
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
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    2007    
    2008 1,017 49
    2009    
    2010    
    2011    
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
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    2008         2 62
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    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     95 106 6 79
    1998     34 117    
    1999     872 104 7 76
    2000     1,190 106 6 79
    2001     1,054 103    
    2002     828 107 17 115
    2003     704 107 10 144
    2004     818 107 4 138
    2005     1,077 107 8 132
    2006     1,020 107 9 141
    2007     992 109 34 131
    2008     1,004 103 4 155
    2009     680 103 45 133
    2010     658 109 728 87
    2011     727 105 290 106
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     30 108    
    1999     885 93    
    2000     1,190 89 2 82
    2001     1,054 87 1 96
    2002     828 94 1 110
    2003     704 90 17 124
    2004     818 91 2 130
    2005     1,077 94 1 136
    2006     1,020 93 2 145
    2007     992 95 13 134
    2008     1,004 94 223 100
    2009     680 96 11 145
    2010     658 100 14 157
    2011     727 99 6 165
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     5 67    
    1998 10 72 5 86    
    1999     2 95    
    2000            
    2001     11 86 7 63
    2002         2 72
    2003            
    2004            
    2005         3 92
    2006            
    2007         4 94
    2008            
    2009         1 104
    2010         1 107
    2011         2 104
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997     1 64    
    1998     4 76    
    1999     3 84    
    2000            
    2001     3 92 4 70
    2002         4 60
    2003         1 88
    2004            
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    2007            
    2008         4 95
    2009         1 103
    2010         16 86
    2011         8 88
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998            
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    2002 1 87        
    2003            
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    2006 1 102        
    2007            
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    2010            
    2011 2 98        
    2012            
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
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    2001         3 68
    2002            
    2003            
    2004         7 74
    2005         29 56
    2006            
    2007         4 92
    2008         4 91
    2009         3 98
    2010         4 98
    2011         6 90
    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.
  • Swaziland 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 Swaziland.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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