Statistical Country Profiles

Tunisia

Population (Million): 10.67 (2011) (Rank = 77)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 88.14 (2011) (Rank = 65)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 41     50.08
    1998 38     52.56
    1999 84     55.72
    2000 47     58.12
    2001 26     60.94
    2002 50     61.98
    2003 46     65.37
    2004 56     69.26
    2005 61     72.03
    2006       76.10
    2007       80.87
    2008       84.52
    2009       87.14
    2010       89.76
    2011       88.14
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 41 70 174 64    
    1998 38 75 200 59    
    1999 67 66 190 62 17 56
    2000 47 75 210 66    
    2001 22 82 156 68 4 78
    2002 45 71 58 77 5 80
    2003 35 76 120 72 11 98
    2004 46 72 223 59 10 93
    2005 56 75 282 55 5 111
    2006         9 86
    2007         23 92
    2008         29 85
    2009         21 90
    2010         13 102
    2011         15 105
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Pharmaceuticals 12.92
    Basic materials chemistry 9.58
    Civil engineering 8.33
    Control 7.08
    Furniture, games 6.67
    Computer technology 4.17
    Organic fine chemistry 4.17
    Biotechnology 3.75
    Food chemistry 3.75
    Transport 3.75
    Others 35.83
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         16 42
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         9 76
    2004         2 93
    2005         1 95
    2006         3 86
    2007         3 97
    2008         6 93
    2009         4 99
    2010         7 97
    2011         11 89
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
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    2006            
    2007         1 67
    2008            
    2009         1 71
    2010            
    2011            
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         12 71
    1998         1 91
    1999         1 97
    2000         2 104
    2001         121 72
    2002            
    2003         227 83
    2004            
    2005         17 120
    2006         470 88
    2007         344 94
    2008         489 90
    2009         404 90
    2010         1,046 78
    2011         1,488 72
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998         2 80
    1999            
    2000         2 82
    2001         6 75
    2002            
    2003         67 100
    2004         3 125
    2005         11 115
    2006         228 95
    2007         415 88
    2008         258 98
    2009         371 91
    2010         764 82
    2011         841 79
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     2,421 13    
    1999     2,526 13    
    2000     2,618 14    
    2001     2,512 11 49 41
    2002     2,388 14    
    2003     1,545 18 1 97
    2004     819 25 50 64
    2005 1 93 476 34 93 66
    2006     497 33 127 53
    2007     446 33 15 84
    2008     418 31 55 69
    2009     342 28 57 70
    2010     20 86 46 73
    2011         19 84
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998     2,421 13    
    1999     2,526 12    
    2000     2,618 13    
    2001     2,512 12 45 44
    2002     2,388 12 7 61
    2003     1,545 16    
    2004     819 18 25 70
    2005 1 84 476 30 116 61
    2006     497 30 77 60
    2007     446 31 56 69
    2008     418 29 62 67
    2009     342 27 54 71
    2010     20 80 2 99
    2011         27 78
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 2 67        
    1998 2 71        
    1999 1 75        
    2000 1 85        
    2001 3 72     3 21
    2002 6 67        
    2003 5 71        
    2004 5 76        
    2005 10 63     1 24
    2006 3 87        
    2007 8 72        
    2008 4 86        
    2009 6 80        
    2010 9 73        
    2011 8 75        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    GLOBAL CERTIF SARL 1 11344
    SOCIETE DE PRODUCTION D'ARTICLES EN LAITON SOPAL 1 11344
    VERMEG SERVICES SARL 1 11344
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999         17 43
    2000            
    2001         4 65
    2002         5 64
    2003         4 74
    2004         4 83
    2005         4 79
    2006         3 80
    2007         7 86
    2008         9 81
    2009         11 81
    2010         8 90
    2011         2 106
    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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