In 2021, China led the ranking of the 20 national property offices with the most trademark applications with about 9.45 million applications from resident and non-resident companies or organizations that year. Second on that ranking was the United States with around 900 thousand applications in 2021.
Ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark application class counts in 2021
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Statistics on Intellectual property worldwide
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- Premium Statistic International Intellectual Property Index 2023, by country
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Patents
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Trademarks
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Industrial designs
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- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
- Growth rate of utility model applications worldwide 2001-2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries with the most utility model applications 2016
- Resident trademark applications per million inhabitants for selected origins 2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries where the most ind. design applications originated 2021
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. decided by jury 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations, by industry U.S. 1998-2017
- Patent holder median damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Growth rate of patent grants worldwide 1996-2021
- Success rate of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Ranking of the top U.S. patent law firms 2020, by number of patents represented
- Growth rate of patent applications worldwide 1996-2021
- Patent applications high-tech industry in China 2011-2021
- Global quantum computing patents major applicants' country distribution 2020
- Number of patent transfers of leading universities in China February 2020
- Industry revenue of “R&D in the social sciences and humanities“ in California 2012-2024
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Statistics
- Patents in force as a percentage of total patent applications 1995-2021
- Growth rate of utility model applications worldwide 2001-2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries with the most utility model applications 2016
- Resident trademark applications per million inhabitants for selected origins 2021
- Ranking of the 20 countries where the most ind. design applications originated 2021
- Share of patent litigations in the U.S. decided by jury 1998-2017
- Share of patent litigations, by industry U.S. 1998-2017
- Patent holder median damages awarded in U.S. patent litigation cases 1998-2017
- Growth rate of patent grants worldwide 1996-2021
- Success rate of patent litigations in the U.S. 1996-2015, by industry
- Patent holder median damages in U.S. by type of practicing entity 1998-2017
- Ranking of the top U.S. patent law firms 2020, by number of patents represented
- Growth rate of patent applications worldwide 1996-2021
- Patent applications high-tech industry in China 2011-2021
- Global quantum computing patents major applicants' country distribution 2020
- Number of patent transfers of leading universities in China February 2020
- Industry revenue of “R&D in the social sciences and humanities“ in California 2012-2024
WIPO. (November 21, 2022). Ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark application class counts in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/257378/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-most-trademark-applications/
WIPO. "Ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark application class counts in 2021." Chart. November 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257378/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-most-trademark-applications/
WIPO. (2022). Ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark application class counts in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/257378/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-most-trademark-applications/
WIPO. "Ranking of The 20 National Intellectual Property Offices with The Most Trademark Application Class Counts in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257378/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-most-trademark-applications/
WIPO, Ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark application class counts in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/257378/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-most-trademark-applications/ (last visited March 27, 2023)
Ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark application class counts in 2021 [Graph], WIPO, November 21, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/257378/ranking-of-the-20-countries-with-the-most-trademark-applications/