Statistical Country Profiles

Samoa

Population (Million): 0.18 (2011) (Rank = 175)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 0.74 (2011) (Rank = 165)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       0.48
    1998       0.49
    1999   11   0.50
    2000       0.54
    2001       0.58
    2002       0.60
    2003   15   0.63
    2004   17   0.66
    2005       0.69
    2006   243   0.70
    2007   352   0.75
    2008       0.72
    2009       0.71
    2010       0.72
    2011       0.74
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003     7 92 3 121
    2004     2 97 2 126
    2005         2 128
    2006            
    2007     11 92 38 80
    2008         19 93
    2009         6 113
    2010         45 82
    2011         34 88
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Telecommunications 11.34
    Furniture, games 9.24
    Digital communication 7.98
    Computer technology 7.14
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 6.72
    Audio-visual technology 5.46
    Thermal processes and apparatus 5.46
    Materials, metallurgy 4.62
    Transport 4.62
    IT methods for management 3.36
    Others 34.06
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003     7 81    
    2004            
    2005            
    2006            
    2007     11 76    
    2008            
    2009         4 99
    2010         6 99
    2011         10 91
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002         1 63
    2003            
    2004            
    2005         3 44
    2006         2 49
    2007         5 47
    2008            
    2009         4 55
    2010         8 46
    2011         6 53
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         3 83
    1998         2 88
    1999 8 112 175 118 3 83
    2000         12 73
    2001            
    2002         3 131
    2003 11 116 113 124 4 154
    2004 11 117 122 125 6 132
    2005         104 92
    2006 64 110 184 126 179 106
    2007 29 110 130 127 323 95
    2008         144 111
    2009         346 93
    2010         293 102
    2011         303 104
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         8 65
    1998         2 80
    1999 3 100 179 111 1 81
    2000         8 68
    2001         5 78
    2002         17 93
    2003 16 92 140 108 9 134
    2004 11 89 89 109 8 118
    2005         57 94
    2006 57 89 151 111 29 123
    2007 21 92 122 116 176 102
    2008         155 105
    2009         221 99
    2010         333 100
    2011         260 107
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003         3 84
    2004         26 75
    2005            
    2006         4 90
    2007     6 100 29 78
    2008         61 67
    2009         1 104
    2010         11 91
    2011         4 97
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         4 70
    2002            
    2003            
    2004         25 70
    2005            
    2006            
    2007     6 93 31 76
    2008         55 72
    2009         9 88
    2010            
    2011            
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001            
    2002            
    2003            
    2004            
    2005 1 98        
    2006 1 102        
    2007            
    2008 5 83        
    2009 6 80        
    2010 5 80        
    2011 2 98        
    2012 1 109        
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2012)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    SGET CORP. 3 5206
    GREENTOM TAIWAN MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1 12051
    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            
    2002            
    2003            
    2004            
    2005            
    2006            
    2007         2 97
    2008            
    2009         1 109
    2010         17 83
    2011         5 97
    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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