North Macedonia

Population (Million): 2.07 (2021)

Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2017 US$ (PPP)): 34.00 (2021)

IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy

Year	Patent	Trademark (class count)	Industrial Design (design count)	GDP (Constant 2017 US$)
2012	52		196	28.29
2013	49		115	29.12
2014				30.18
2015			244	31.34
2016			227	32.23
2017			99	32.58
2018			151	33.52
2019			210	34.83
2020	91		314	32.70
2021	73	4,619	172	34.00

Patent

Patent Applications

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012	50	3	2
2013	43	4	6
2014			8
2015			1
2016			8
2017			3
2018			1
2019			7
2020	48		43
2021	47		26

Patent Grants

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012			2
2013
2014			1
2015			2
2016			6
2017			4
2018			5
2019			2
2020	22		2
2021	44	8	1

Patents in Force

Year	Patents in Force
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019	7,445
2020	4,610
2021	4,903

Utility Model Applications

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Trademark (class count)

Number of Classes Specified in Trademark Applications

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012			1,315
2013			1,514
2014			1,023
2015			912
2016			2,519
2017			2,604
2018			1,449
2019			1,620
2020			1,417
2021	2,137	8,471	2,482

Number of Classes Specified in Trademark Registrations

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012			2,150
2013			1,287
2014			2,405
2015			980
2016			1,927
2017			2,072
2018			1,829
2019			1,214
2020			1,796
2021	1,735	8,330	1,974

Industrial Design (design count)

Number of Designs in Industrial Design Applications

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012	67	1,455	129
2013	104	1,440	11
2014			99
2015	48	1,571	196
2016	81	884	146
2017	99	1,088
2018	63	804	88
2019	73	662	137
2020	40	625	274
2021	67	555	105

Number of Designs in Industrial Design Registrations

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012	48	1,460	131
2013	32	1,510	20
2014			70
2015	12	1,412	225
2016	43	898	86
2017	123	953	61
2018	89	713	89
2019	87	763	35
2020	63	636	250
2021	25	488	169

International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties

Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties

Year	PCT System	Madrid System	Hague System
2012	2	24	1
2013	1	27	1
2014	4	23	2
2015	2	15	2
2016	3	69	2
2017	2	43
2018	6	34	1
2019	5	34	6
2020	6	30	4
2021	7	52	3

PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)

Year	Resident	Non-Resident	Abroad
2012			1
2013	1		5
2014			6
2015
2016			1
2017
2018
2019
2020	4		38
2021	5		23

PCT Top Applicants

Applicant	2019	2020	2021
Alkaloid Ad Skopje		1	1
Inform Doo			1

Madrid Top Applicants

Applicant	2019	2020	2021
Drua Tvo Za Proizvodstvo, Trgovija I Uslugi;vinarijaskovin Grupa Dooel Skopje			3
Kam Doo	2		3
Makstil Akcionersko Drustvo;za Proizvodstvo I Trgovija So Proizvodi;za Crna Metalurgija Skopje			3
Pi Vitaminka A.d. Prilep	1		3
Drustvo Za Proizvodstvo, Trgovija I Uslugi Devolli Corporation Dooel Skopje			2
Drustvo Za Sovremeni Tehnologii;sorsiks Internacional Dooel Skopje			2
Drustvo Za Trgovija I Kompjuterski ;uslugi Intelegent Netvork ;solusn Doo Skopje			2
Drustvo Za Trgovija Na Malo I Golemo;kam Doo Llinden			2
Prehranbena Industrija Vitaminka A.d.			2
Td Centro Union Doo Skopje	2		2

Hague Top Applicants

Applicant	2019	2020	2021
Aleksandar Georgievski			4
Trgovsko Drustvo Za Uslugi, Elektronika I Inzinjering Tn-tv Veselin Dooel Skopje			3
Drustvo Za Proizvodstvo I Trgovijafeydom Furniture Doo Skopje		1	2

Source: WIPO statistics database; last updated: 02/2023
• The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from WIPO's operational databases. 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 application at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) or the Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office) is multiplied by the corresponding number of member states ; whereas one application at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one application abroad if the applicant does not reside in a member state, or as one resident application and one application abroad (two applications) if the applicant resides in a member state, due to lack of information on designations.
• North Macedonia is a member of the European Patent Convention. Patent filings by residents of this country at the European Patent Office (EPO) are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office.
• Application class count: The number of classes specified in a trademark application. In the international trademark system and at certain national and regional offices, an applicant can file a trademark application that specifies one or more of the 45 goods and services classes of the Nice Classification. Offices use a single- or multi-class filing system. To capture the differences in application numbers across offices, it is useful to compare their respective application and registration class counts.
• Application design count: The number of designs contained in an industrial design application. Under the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, it is possible for an applicant to obtain protection for up to 100 industrial designs for products belonging to one and the same class by filing a single application. Some national or regional IP offices allow applications to contain more than one design for the same product or within the same class, while others allow only one design per application. In order to capture the differences in application numbers across offices, it is useful to compare their respective application and registration design counts.
• Contact information: Department for Economics and Data Analytics, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: ipstats.mail@wipo.int.