Statistical Country Profiles

Uruguay

Population (Million): 3.37 (2011) (Rank = 130)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 44.85 (2011) (Rank = 84)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997 41 3,070 33 31.56
    1998 33 3,053 21 32.98
    1999 29 3,316 18 32.34
    2000 50 4,457 22 31.72
    2001 83 3,736 19 30.50
    2002 42 2,943 9 28.14
    2003 73 4,789 6 28.37
    2004 78 4,617 34 29.79
    2005 58 4,028 12 32.01
    2006 47 4,762 5 33.32
    2007 62 4,664 14 35.50
    2008 79 5,696 28 38.05
    2009 67 4,346 11 38.97
    2010 75 6,844 54 42.43
    2011 61 3,272 46 44.85
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 32 75 370 49 9 51
    1998 27 79 469 45 6 70
    1999 27 80 525 45 2 79
    2000 44 78 572 46 6 73
    2001 52 73 543 46 31 53
    2002 30 76 466 46 12 74
    2003 45 74 504 45 28 75
    2004 37 75 514 39 41 67
    2005 24 84 589 38 34 74
    2006 31 81 725 36 16 78
    2007 35 76 739 37 27 87
    2008 33 76 706 37 46 75
    2009 30 76 750 33 37 76
    2010 23 80 761 32 52 77
    2011 20 78 667 35 41 82
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Medical technology 12.25
    Pharmaceuticals 9.08
    Biotechnology 6.34
    Furniture, games 5.91
    Civil engineering 5.62
    Computer technology 5.33
    Engines, pumps, turbines 5.33
    Other special machines 5.19
    Handling 4.32
    Food chemistry 3.89
    Others 36.74
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 7 70 45 68    
    1998 6 75 67 64 1 45
    1999 9 76 104 59    
    2000 6 76 134 56    
    2001            
    2002 4 81 51 64 1 59
    2003 10 73 84 61 5 86
    2004 4 73 82 61 4 80
    2005         4 76
    2006         7 71
    2007         12 84
    2008 8 75 56 67 12 85
    2009 3 73 14 72 14 78
    2010 4 78 25 71 15 85
    2011 1 80 12 72 7 94
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004 522 46
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008    
    2009    
    2010 877 55
    2011 863 47
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 74 23 13 19    
    1998 68 26 27 20    
    1999 60 29 11 27    
    2000 56 27 20 24    
    2001 49 27 15 23    
    2002 46 25 12 21 8 37
    2003 44 35 8 27 1 67
    2004 54 32 4 34 1 56
    2005 50 32 4 34    
    2006 46 36 14 29 1 59
    2007 34 31 12 28 1 67
    2008 41 37 14 35 3 53
    2009 39 43 11 33 1 71
    2010 43 43 10 37 2 62
    2011 36 42 6 37 10 44
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,993 41 8,199 31 77 52
    1998 2,958 45 8,334 33 95 50
    1999 3,230 45 8,089 35 86 51
    2000 4,310 43 11,388 30 147 53
    2001 3,571 44 11,333 25 165 65
    2002 2,739 52 9,533 27 204 73
    2003 3,529 48 7,506 35 1,260 55
    2004 4,406 47 8,502 30 211 76
    2005 3,834 50 8,930 29 194 81
    2006 4,266 50 7,950 36 496 86
    2007 3,804 52 8,991 27 860 76
    2008 4,405 47 7,096 38 1,291 73
    2009 3,862 45 5,741 37 484 84
    2010 2,430 55 3,300 59 4,414 52
    2011 2,458 51 3,844 50 814 82
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 8,233 16 12,427 11 44 47
    1998 7,317 16 10,867 17 120 44
    1999 2,316 37 4,256 53 87 46
    2000         85 49
    2001         44 57
    2002 2,828 38 4,185 54 55 75
    2003 1,942 38 2,766 61 668 57
    2004         131 76
    2005 3,021 41 3,354 63 196 74
    2006 2,333 42 2,769 72 639 73
    2007         909 69
    2008 4,468 36 8,016 27 556 82
    2009 2,886 37 4,737 32 738 79
    2010 1,010 59 1,381 83 876 79
    2011 2,249 46 2,969 59 731 85
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 32 53 44 42 1 43
    1998 21 62 47 63    
    1999 18 69 49 66    
    2000 22 69 34 69    
    2001 14 75 29 73 5 71
    2002 9 81 80 66    
    2003 6 82 45 74    
    2004 8 84 81 66 26 75
    2005 12 82 94 63    
    2006 5 84 70 65    
    2007 14 77 49 73    
    2008 12 79 76 65 16 89
    2009 11 74 43 70    
    2010 27 75 81 58 27 84
    2011 46 64 64 63    
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1 63 4 58    
    1998 4 65 17 63    
    1999 11 58 27 60    
    2000 4 72 40 65    
    2001            
    2002 6 74 27 68    
    2003 10 70 7 75 1 89
    2004 5 77 24 79 2 87
    2005         25 80
    2006            
    2007         8 89
    2008            
    2009 14 66 41 64    
    2010 4 80 46 65 27 78
    2011     27 77 6 93
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 1 75        
    1998 2 71        
    1999            
    2000 4 65        
    2001 4 70        
    2002 9 62        
    2003 11 60        
    2004 6 71        
    2005 5 74        
    2006 5 83        
    2007 4 82        
    2008 8 74        
    2009 9 70        
    2010 5 80        
    2011 5 82        
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1 58
    1998            
    1999            
    2000         3 67
    2001         6 59
    2002         8 60
    2003         13 57
    2004         20 55
    2005         7 75
    2006         2 84
    2007         11 82
    2008         8 82
    2009         14 79
    2010         32 66
    2011         19 77
    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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