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You can search using a wide range of indicators, as well as view or download both the latest and historical data according to your needs.</p> <p>This service is intended to be a tool for IP professionals, researchers and policymakers worldwide.</p> <p><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/help/">More about the IP Statistics Data Center</a> | <a href="#resources">IP statistics prior to 1980</a></p> </div> <div class="complementary-q"> <figure><img src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/images/i_000068600195_600.jpg" alt=""/> <figcaption class="credit">(Image: cherezoff/istockphoto.com)</figcaption> </figure> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--three line"> <h2 id="data">IP statistics at a glance</h2> <figure><img style="width: 99%;" src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/images/wipo_ipdatabanner_1280-120.jpg" alt=""/> <figcaption class="credit">(Image: iStockphoto.com/9peaks)</figcaption> </figure> <div class="col col--one"> <h3>Patent and utility model statistics</h3> <ul class="dot__list"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://ipstats.wipo.int/ipstatv2/index.htm?tab=patent">Global statistics on patents</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://ipstats.wipo.int/ipstatv2/index.htm?tab=utility">utility models</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/country_profile/">Country profiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://ipstats.wipo.int/ipstatv2/pmhindex.htm?tab=pct">Global statistics on the PCT System</a> | PCT System top applicant list <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/pct/xls/y_top_applicants.xlsx"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/xls.svg" alt="XLS, PCT System top applicant list"/> </a></li> <li>Infographic: <em>Who filed the most PCT patent applications in 2017?</em> <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/docs/infographic_pct_2017.pdf"><img src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, Infographic: Who filed the most PCT patent applications in 2017" border="0"/></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--two"> <h3>Trademark statistics</h3> <ul class="dot__list"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://ipstats.wipo.int/ipstatv2/index.htm?tab=trademark">Global statistics on trademarks</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/country_profile/">Country profiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://ipstats.wipo.int/ipstatv2/pmhindex.htm?tab=madrid">Global statistics on the Madrid System </a> | Madrid System top applicant list <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/pct/xls/y_top_madrid_applicants.xlsx"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/xls.svg" alt="XLS, Madrid System top applicant list"/> </a></li> <li>Infographic: <em>Who filed the most Madrid trademark applications in 2017?</em> <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/docs/infographic_madrid_2017.pdf"><img src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, Infographic: Who filed the most Madrid trademark applications in 2017" border="0"/></a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--three"> <h3>Industrial design statistics</h3> <ul class="dot__list"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://ipstats.wipo.int/ipstatv2/index.htm?tab=industrial">Global statistics on industrial designs</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/country_profile/">Country profiles</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://ipstats.wipo.int/ipstatv2/pmhindex.htm?tab=hague">Global statistics on the Hague System </a>| Hague System top applicant list <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/pct/xls/y_top_hague_applicants.xlsx"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/xls.svg" alt="XLS, Hague System top applicant list"/> </a></li> <li>Infographic: <em>Who filed the most Hague design applications in 2017?</em> <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/docs/infographic_hague_2017.pdf"><img src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, Infographic: Who filed the most Hague design applications in 2017" border="0"/></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--three"> <div class="col col--one"> <h3><a name="micros"></a>Microorganism statistics</h3> <ul class="dot__list"> <li>Number of deposits/samples furnished under Rule 11 of the regulations of the Budapest Treaty - based on information requested by WIPO from international depositary authorities in annual surveys. <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/micros/wipo_microorganisms_deposits_and_samples_since_2001_table.xlsx" target="_self"><img src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/xls.svg" alt="XLS"/></a> | <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/micros/wipo_microorganisms_deposits_and_samples_since_2001_list.csv" target="_self">CSV</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--two"> <h3>Plant variety statistics</h3> <ul class="dot__list"> <li><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/plants/">Global statistics on plant varieties</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col col--three"> <div class="box"><a id="wipoLnk1" href="#wipoModal1" data-toggle="modal"><img class="media-object" src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/pics/posters/wipo_wipi_2017_patents_640.jpg" alt=""/></a> <div id="wipoModal1" class="modal hide fade" style="display: none;" tabindex="0"> <div class="modal-body"><video width="300" height="150" style="max-width: 640px;" id="wipoVideo1" tabindex="1" poster="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/pics/posters/wipo_wipi_2017_patents_1920.jpg" preload="none" controls="controls"> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/ipstats/wipi_2017_patents.mp4" type="video/mp4"/> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/ipstats/wipi_2017_patentss.webm" type="video/webm"/> <source src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/multimedia-video/en/ipstats/wipi_2017_patents.ogg" type="video/ogg"/> </video></div> <div class="modal-footer"><button id="wipoBtn1" class="btn" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button></div> </div> <p class="secondary">Video: A two-minute tour of key patent filing trends in 2016 (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/https://youtu.be/5VNSVsv1tqo" target="_blank">on Youtube) </a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--two line"> <h2 id="publications">Publications</h2> <div class="col col--one"> <div class="cols cols--three"> <div class="col col--one"> <figure><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=37"><img style="border: 1px solid;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/cover/wipo_pub_941_2017.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p class="secondary"><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=37">World Intellectual Property Indicators</a></p> </figure> </div> <div class="col col--two"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=36"><img style="border: 1px solid;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/cover/wipo_pub_943_2017.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p class="secondary"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=36">IP Facts and Figures</a></p> </figure> </div> <div class="col col--three"> <figure><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4251"><img style="border: 1px solid;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/cover/wipo_ipa_pilotsurvey_2016.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p class="secondary"><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4251">The Global Publishing Industry in 2016</a></p> </figure> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col--two"> <div class="cols cols--three"> <div class="col col--one"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=35"><img style="border: 1px solid;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/cover/wipo_pub_901_2018.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p class="secondary"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=35">PCT Yearly Review</a></p> </figure> </div> <div class="col col--two"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=34"><img style="border: 1px solid;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/cover/wipo_pub_940_2017.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p class="secondary"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=34">Madrid Yearly Review</a></p> </figure> </div> <div class="col col--three"> <figure><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=33"><img style="border: 1px solid;" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/cover/wipo_pub_930_2018.jpg" alt=""/></a> <p class="secondary"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/series/index.jsp?id=33">Hague Yearly Review</a></p> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nav-expanding"> <h2 id="offices" class="nav-expanding__header">National/regional IP offices</h2> <ul class="nav-expanding__list"> <li><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/office_stats_reports.html">IP office statistics and annual reports</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/data_collection/questionnaire/">Data collection for member states/IP offices</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="content cols cols--four line"> <h2 id="resources">Other resources</h2> <div class="col col--one"> <h3><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/xls/ipc_technology.xls">IPC concordance table</a></h3> <p>The WIPO technology concordance table links the International Patent Classification (IPC) symbols with thirty-five fields of technology. The concordance table is updated on a regular basis (last update: Februrary 2016) to reflect revisions to the IPC.</p> <p class="secondary">Concept and methodology behind the IPC concordance table <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/pdf/wipo_ipc_technology.pdf"> <img src="/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, Concept and methodology behind the IPC concordance table"/></a></p> </div> <div class="col col--two"> <h3><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/glossary.html">IP statistics glossary</a></h3> <p>The IP statistics glossary helps you to better understanding key technical terms and concepts found in IP data.</p> </div> <div class="col col--three"> <h3>Historical IP data</h3> <p>In addition to current data, WIPO also publishes historical IP statistics, dating from 1883.</p> <div id="accordion" class="accordion"> <div class="accordion__group"> <div class="accordion__heading"><a class="accordion__toggle collapsed" href="#accordion__collapse__03" data-parent="#accordion" data-toggle="collapse"> Historical data sets (prior to 1980)</a></div> <div id="accordion__collapse__03" class="accordion__body collapse"> <div class="accordion__inner"> <ul class="dot__list"> <li>Patent statistics <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/archive/historical_data/wipo_ip_historical_data.zip"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/zip.svg" alt="ZIP, Patent statistics"/> </a></li> <li>Utility model statistics <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/archive/historical_data/wipo_ip_historical_data.zip"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/zip.svg" alt="ZIP, Utility model statistics"/> </a></li> <li>Trademark statistics <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/archive/historical_data/wipo_ip_historical_data.zip"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/zip.svg" alt="ZIP, Trademark statistics"/> </a></li> <li>Industrial design statistics <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/archive/historical_data/wipo_ip_historical_data.zip"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/zip.svg" alt="ZIP, Industrial design statistics"/> </a></li> <li>PCT statistics (1985-1999) <a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/pct/zip/historical.zip"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180813154415im_/http://www.wipo.int/shared/images/icon/new/zip.svg" alt="ZIP, title goes here"/> </a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col col--four"> <h3><a href="/web/20180813154415/http://www.wipo.int/econ_stat/en/economics/">Economics of IP</a></h3> <p>IP protection has emerged as an important component of national economic policies. 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