Statistical Country Profiles

Zimbabwe

Population (Million): 12.52 (2009) (Rank = 71)
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IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1996 28 430 8  
    1997        
    1998     11  
    1999   27    
    2000        
    2001   8,973    
    2002        
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    Patent Applications (Direct and PCT National Phase Entry)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996 28 78 122 74    
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000         3 73
    2001         2 83
    2002            
    2003         4 105
    2004         7 87
    2005         1 123
    2006         3 99
    2007         2 122
    2008         2 125
    2009         3 122
    2010         2 132
    Patent Applications (via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996            
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
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    2001            
    2002            
    2003            
    2004         1 101
    2005            
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         2 90
    2010            
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology
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    Field of Technology Share
    Basic materials chemistry 12.28
    Semiconductors 10.53
    Furniture, games 10.53
    Other special machines 8.77
    Civil engineering 8.77
    Handling 5.26
    Engines, pumps, turbines 5.26
    Mechanical elements 5.26
    Measurement 3.51
    Control 3.51
    Others 26.32
    Patent Grants (Direct and PCT National Phase Entry)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996 11 78 62 70    
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001     29 72    
    2002            
    2003         6 81
    2004         1 90
    2005         1 96
    2006         1 99
    2007         2 95
    2008         8 80
    2009         5 85
    2010         3 99
    Patent Grants (via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996            
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    2003            
    2004         1 79
    2005            
    2006            
    2007            
    2008         1 87
    2009            
    2010            
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008 1,160 43
    2009    
    2010    
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996            
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    2006            
    2007            
    2008 2 48     3 54
    2009            
    2010            
    Trademark Applications (Direct)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996 411 75 1,779 89 19 68
    1997     83 109 51 59
    1998     31 117    
    1999 1 112 13 121 26 67
    2000         5 93
    2001 1 116 17 124 8,942 11
    2002         10 108
    2003         29 115
    2004         17 121
    2005         7 143
    2006         19 126
    2007            
    2008         1 182
    2009         22 130
    2010         18 148
    Trademark Applications (via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996            
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
    2001         30 82
    2002         15 97
    2003         15 114
    2004            
    2005            
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009            
    2010         150 111
    Industrial Design Applications (Direct)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996 8 67 9 63    
    1997     5 68    
    1998 11 69 5 85    
    1999     3 89    
    2000            
    2001     14 80    
    2002            
    2003         2 83
    2004            
    2005            
    2006         1 86
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         1 100
    2010         1 102
    Industrial Design Applications (via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996            
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000            
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    2003            
    2004         25 54
    2005            
    2006            
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    2008            
    2009            
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    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1996 1 68        
    1997            
    1998 8 50        
    1999 1 75        
    2000            
    2001 3 72        
    2002 2 80        
    2003 2 87        
    2004 3 81        
    2005 1 98        
    2006            
    2007            
    2008            
    2009 1 105        
    2010            
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1996            
    1997            
    1998            
    1999            
    2000         3 69
    2001         2 77
    2002            
    2003         1 90
    2004         6 79
    2005            
    2006         2 88
    2007            
    2008            
    2009         1 117
    2010         1 122
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12.2011
  • 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.
  • Zimbabwe is a member of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO). Patent filings by residents of this country at ARIPO are considered both resedent 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 Zimbabwe.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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