DEFINITION
Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
China :
527,591
2004
# 2
United States :
213,495
2004
# 3
Japan :
110,270
2004
# 4
Korea, South :
91,935
2004
# 5
Brazil :
81,036
2002
# 6
Germany :
62,576
2004
# 7
Argentina :
61,953
2003
# 8
India :
60,985
1999
# 9
France :
57,784
2003
# 10
Spain :
52,718
2004
# 11
Mexico :
41,813
2004
# 12
Italy :
39,459
2000
# 13
Australia :
37,202
2004
# 14
Turkey :
30,136
2003
# 15
Chile :
24,867
1996
# 16
Russia :
23,571
2004
# 17
United Kingdom :
23,186
2004
# 18
Thailand :
22,612
2003
# 19
Belgium :
21,010
2002
# 20
Canada :
17,719
2004
# 21
Indonesia :
16,251
1996
# 22
Korea, North :
14,239
1992
# 23
Poland :
13,776
2004
# 24
Venezuela :
13,313
2000
# 25
Ukraine :
11,516
2004
# 26
South Africa :
10,334
1996
# 27
Romania :
10,298
2004
# 28
Iran :
9,858
2001
# 29
Czech Republic :
9,365
2004
# 30
Malaysia :
9,082
1997
# 31
New Zealand :
8,426
2004
# 32
Pakistan :
8,319
2004
# 33
Peru :
8,227
2003
# 34
Portugal :
8,123
2004
# 35
Switzerland :
7,665
2001
# 36
Hong Kong :
7,374
2003
# 37
Austria :
7,336
2004
# 38
Colombia :
7,265
2001
# 39
Philippines :
6,861
2004
# 40
Sweden :
6,603
2001
# 41
Bulgaria :
5,978
2004
# 42
Paraguay :
5,958
1993
# 43
Ecuador :
5,571
2004
# 44
Greece :
5,290
2002
# 45
Singapore :
4,839
2004
# 46
Uruguay :
4,589
2003
# 47
Hungary :
4,293
2004
# 48
Denmark :
4,185
2004
# 49
Sri Lanka :
3,989
2003
# 50
Panama :
3,899
2000
# 51
Bangladesh :
3,629
1998
# 52
Vietnam :
3,483
2000
# 53
Norway :
3,316
2001
# 54
Guatemala :
3,048
2001
# 55
Costa Rica :
2,942
1993
# 56
Slovakia :
2,912
2004
# 57
Kazakhstan :
2,908
2004
# 58
Finland :
2,598
2004
# 59
Morocco :
2,553
2000
# 60
Belarus :
2,410
2004
# 61
Lithuania :
1,929
2004
# 62
El Salvador :
1,699
1997
# 63
Slovenia :
1,615
2004
# 64
Armenia :
1,598
2004
# 65
Moldova :
1,574
2004
# 66
Algeria :
1,488
2003
# 67
Nigeria :
1,392
1990
# 68
Latvia :
1,290
2004
# 69
Ireland :
1,285
2003
# 70
Croatia :
1,283
2004
# 71
Estonia :
1,241
2004
# 72
Honduras :
1,149
2003
# 73
Nicaragua :
1,142
2000
# 74
Serbia and Montenegro :
1,085
2003
# 75
Tunisia :
984
1996
# 76
Bolivia :
670
1995
# 77
Jamaica :
663
2002
# 78
Nepal :
540
1995
# 79
Cyprus :
525
2004
# 80
Iceland :
515
2004
# 81
Macedonia, Republic of :
478
2003
# 82
Mauritius :
475
1998
# 83
Iraq :
474
1986
# 84
Saudi Arabia :
456
1989
# 85
Uzbekistan :
438
2004
# 86
Mongolia :
423
2004
# 87
Kenya :
418
1999
# 88
Malta :
416
2002
# 89
Jordan :
414
1989
# 90
Madagascar :
411
2004
# 91
Cambodia :
409
2004
= 92
Bahrain :
379
2003
= 92
Cuba :
379
2004
# 94
Trinidad and Tobago :
340
2002
# 95
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
312
1996
# 96
Monaco :
310
2004
# 97
Macau :
273
2004
# 98
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
267
2004
# 99
Ethiopia :
239
1995
# 100
Oman :
220
1994
# 101
Israel :
215
2004
# 102
Zambia :
213
2001
# 103
Andorra :
202
2004
# 104
Liechtenstein :
181
2002
# 105
Ghana :
171
1994
# 106
Haiti :
150
1999
# 107
Georgia :
148
2004
# 108
Azerbaijan :
144
2002
# 109
Malawi :
138
2002
# 110
Fiji :
137
1986
# 111
Kyrgyzstan :
133
2004
# 112
Barbados :
127
1999
# 113
Netherlands Antilles :
126
2003
# 114
Sudan :
113
1985
# 115
Turkmenistan :
109
1999
# 116
Brunei :
106
1997
# 117
Tanzania :
98
1989
# 118
Angola :
93
1992
# 119
Aruba :
89
2002
# 120
Suriname :
69
1996
= 121
Liberia :
65
1993
= 121
Tajikistan :
65
2004
= 123
Qatar :
57
1989
= 123
Namibia :
57
1993
# 125
Saint Lucia :
54
2001
# 126
Bahamas, The :
53
1992
# 127
Papua New Guinea :
35
2000
# 128
Uganda :
26
1992
= 129
Sierra Leone :
25
1995
= 129
Laos :
25
2002
= 131
Burundi :
20
2002
= 131
Guinea :
20
1991
# 133
Seychelles :
16
2003
# 134
Lesotho :
15
1996
= 135
Dominica :
13
1995
= 135
Guyana :
13
1990
# 137
Samoa :
11
2003
# 138
Belize :
10
1989
# 139
Rwanda :
5
1999
# 140
Gambia, The :
2
1985
= 141
Tonga :
1
2002
= 141
Zimbabwe :
1
2001
Total :
1,909,088
Weighted average:
13,444.3
DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.
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