| IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy |
Note |
| Year |
Patent |
Trademark |
Industrial Design |
GDP (Constant 2005 US$) |
| 1997 |
24 |
36 |
3 |
5.06 |
| 1998 |
37 |
18 |
2 |
5.32 |
| 1999 |
38 |
68 |
|
5.52 |
| 2000 |
45 |
35 |
|
5.98 |
| 2001 |
83 |
45 |
|
6.59 |
| 2002 |
39 |
25 |
|
7.19 |
| 2003 |
30 |
57 |
3 |
7.92 |
| 2004 |
32 |
63 |
19 |
8.76 |
| 2005 |
31 |
83 |
|
9.68 |
| 2006 |
26 |
149 |
5 |
8.17 |
| 2007 |
|
171 |
|
9.94 |
| 2008 |
|
259 |
|
12.05 |
| 2009 |
29 |
206 |
|
12.52 |
| 2010 |
25 |
196 |
|
13.33 |
| 2011 |
22 |
161 |
|
14.32 |
|
|
| Patent Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
23 |
80 |
51 |
78 |
1 |
72 |
| 1998 |
37 |
76 |
9 |
88 |
|
|
| 1999 |
38 |
75 |
5 |
93 |
|
|
| 2000 |
45 |
77 |
7 |
96 |
|
|
| 2001 |
83 |
66 |
1 |
101 |
|
|
| 2002 |
39 |
75 |
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
30 |
80 |
1 |
97 |
|
|
| 2004 |
32 |
77 |
2 |
97 |
|
|
| 2005 |
30 |
81 |
6 |
97 |
1 |
136 |
| 2006 |
26 |
83 |
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
2 |
92 |
|
|
16 |
96 |
| 2008 |
2 |
86 |
|
|
16 |
97 |
| 2009 |
13 |
79 |
1 |
90 |
16 |
93 |
| 2010 |
9 |
87 |
3 |
93 |
16 |
100 |
| 2011 |
6 |
85 |
1 |
89 |
16 |
103 |
|
|
| Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011) |
Note |
| Field of Technology |
Share |
|
| Medical technology |
18.58 |
| Pharmaceuticals |
11.46 |
| Other special machines |
7.59 |
| Food chemistry |
6.50 |
| Engines, pumps, turbines |
5.88 |
| Civil engineering |
5.73 |
| Measurement |
4.49 |
| Other consumer goods |
4.18 |
| Materials, metallurgy |
3.41 |
| Basic materials chemistry |
3.10 |
| Others |
29.08 |
|
|
| Patent Grants |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
20 |
63 |
89 |
61 |
|
|
| 1998 |
9 |
72 |
30 |
72 |
|
|
| 1999 |
18 |
70 |
24 |
80 |
|
|
| 2000 |
18 |
66 |
25 |
75 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
17 |
69 |
19 |
77 |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
15 |
65 |
6 |
77 |
1 |
101 |
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
187 |
39 |
250 |
45 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
2 |
79 |
|
|
16 |
78 |
| 2009 |
9 |
71 |
2 |
79 |
8 |
87 |
| 2010 |
3 |
80 |
1 |
84 |
8 |
93 |
| 2011 |
7 |
74 |
|
|
16 |
84 |
|
|
| Patents in Force |
Note |
| Year |
Patents in Force |
Rank |
|
| 2004 |
287 |
52 |
| 2005 |
|
|
| 2006 |
249 |
45 |
| 2007 |
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
| 2009 |
245 |
52 |
| 2010 |
248 |
69 |
| 2011 |
253 |
60 |
|
|
| Utility Model Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
1 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
2 |
37 |
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
7 |
37 |
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
7 |
35 |
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
1 |
34 |
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
7 |
42 |
1 |
36 |
|
|
| 2004 |
9 |
40 |
4 |
34 |
|
|
| 2005 |
28 |
36 |
|
|
1 |
60 |
| 2006 |
26 |
38 |
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
129 |
30 |
1 |
45 |
|
|
| 2010 |
147 |
32 |
3 |
46 |
|
|
| 2011 |
140 |
29 |
|
|
2 |
69 |
|
|
| Trademark Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
36 |
89 |
2,821 |
74 |
|
|
| 1998 |
18 |
102 |
2,853 |
75 |
|
|
| 1999 |
68 |
104 |
2,214 |
84 |
|
|
| 2000 |
35 |
106 |
2,248 |
89 |
|
|
| 2001 |
45 |
111 |
2,231 |
88 |
|
|
| 2002 |
25 |
113 |
1,716 |
91 |
|
|
| 2003 |
48 |
108 |
1,794 |
89 |
9 |
145 |
| 2004 |
63 |
109 |
1,922 |
90 |
|
|
| 2005 |
83 |
108 |
2,208 |
90 |
|
|
| 2006 |
148 |
104 |
2,412 |
89 |
1 |
160 |
| 2007 |
170 |
98 |
2,918 |
86 |
1 |
162 |
| 2008 |
259 |
87 |
2,785 |
82 |
|
|
| 2009 |
205 |
86 |
2,291 |
80 |
1 |
173 |
| 2010 |
194 |
88 |
2,099 |
85 |
2 |
175 |
| 2011 |
161 |
85 |
2,627 |
68 |
|
|
|
|
| Trademark Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
8 |
79 |
3,891 |
55 |
|
|
| 1998 |
15 |
89 |
3,091 |
65 |
|
|
| 1999 |
7 |
98 |
2,333 |
72 |
|
|
| 2000 |
29 |
85 |
2,313 |
73 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
2,214 |
78 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
1,486 |
83 |
|
|
| 2003 |
202 |
75 |
1,551 |
79 |
9 |
134 |
| 2004 |
65 |
82 |
1,739 |
78 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
1,745 |
84 |
|
|
| 2006 |
148 |
82 |
2,216 |
79 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
2,298 |
82 |
|
|
| 2008 |
259 |
76 |
2,635 |
77 |
2 |
158 |
| 2009 |
190 |
74 |
2,191 |
75 |
|
|
| 2010 |
127 |
80 |
2,013 |
76 |
|
|
| 2011 |
203 |
79 |
2,677 |
66 |
1 |
183 |
|
|
| Industrial Design Applications |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
3 |
64 |
7 |
63 |
|
|
| 1998 |
2 |
81 |
6 |
85 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
3 |
91 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
1 |
109 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
1 |
97 |
|
|
| 2003 |
3 |
86 |
11 |
87 |
|
|
| 2004 |
19 |
77 |
3 |
97 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
2 |
96 |
|
|
| 2006 |
5 |
84 |
13 |
88 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
24 |
90 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
9 |
98 |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
5 |
104 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
5 |
99 |
|
|
|
|
| Industrial Design Registrations |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
1 |
64 |
|
|
| 1998 |
2 |
67 |
2 |
82 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
3 |
86 |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
1 |
104 |
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
2 |
86 |
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
1 |
95 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
2 |
81 |
1 |
95 |
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
8 |
92 |
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
7 |
94 |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
9 |
95 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
3 |
100 |
|
|
|
|
| International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties |
Note |
| Year |
PCT System |
Rank |
Madrid System |
Rank |
Hague System |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
1 |
54 |
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office) |
Note |
| Year |
Resident |
Rank |
Non-Resident |
Rank |
Abroad |
Rank |
| 1997 |
|
|
47 |
35 |
|
|
| 1998 |
|
|
1 |
46 |
|
|
| 1999 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2001 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2002 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2004 |
|
|
1 |
63 |
|
|
| 2005 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2009 |
|
|
1 |
55 |
|
|
| 2010 |
|
|
1 |
65 |
|
|
| 2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|