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Trademark applications by residents

How many trademarks residents of a country register in their own name per year.

Unit: applications, class count Period: 2004–2021 Source: IP Statistics (WIPO)
Source: WIPO · About the indicator
Average: 95,271 filings Countries: 156

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2006 to 2021.

Trademark applications by residents, 2006–2021

Top-20 · applications, class count

Trademark applications by residents, 2006–202102.5M5M7.5M10MChinaChina: 9,192,753 filings9.19MUnited StatesUnited States: 551,764 filings551,764IranIran: 506,935 filings506,935IndiaIndia: 435,581 filings435,581TürkiyeTürkiye: 395,159 filings395,159BrazilBrazil: 346,752 filings346,752RussiaRussia: 327,409 filings327,409South KoreaSouth Korea: 299,622 filings299,622FranceFrance: 298,103 filings298,103JapanJapan: 269,517 filings269,517GermanyGermany: 246,296 filings246,296United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 223,508 filings223,508MexicoMexico: 142,012 filings142,012ItalyItaly: 108,275 filings108,275AustraliaAustralia: 97,211 filings97,211IndonesiaIndonesia: 91,362 filings91,362VietnamVietnam: 77,404 filings77,404SpainSpain: 72,620 filings72,620ArgentinaArgentina: 70,131 filings70,131CanadaCanada: 66,458 filings66,458
Trademark applications by residents — 2006–2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 9.19M 2021 1
2 US United States 551,764 2021 2
3 IR Iran 506,935 2021 3
4 IN India 435,581 2021 4
5 TR Türkiye 395,159 2021 5
6 BR Brazil 346,752 2021 6
7 RU Russia 327,409 2021 7
8 KR South Korea 299,622 2021 8
9 FR France 298,103 2021 9
10 JP Japan 269,517 2021 10
11 DE Germany 246,296 2021 11
12 GB United Kingdom 223,508 2021 12
13 MX Mexico 142,012 2021 13
14 IT Italy 108,275 2021 14
15 AU Australia 97,211 2021 15
16 ID Indonesia 91,362 2021 16
17 VN Vietnam 77,404 2021 17
18 ES Spain 72,620 2021 18
19 AR Argentina 70,131 2021 19
20 CA Canada 66,458 2021 20
21 CL Chile 53,520 2021 21
22 CH Switzerland 46,420 2021 22
23 UA Ukraine 44,202 2021 23
24 PK Pakistan 43,233 2021 24
25 EG Egypt 43,212 2021 25
26 PL Poland 35,855 2021 26
27 PH Philippines 34,976 2021 27
28 CO Colombia 33,617 2021 28
29 TH Thailand 33,401 2021 29
30 PT Portugal 32,344 2021 30
31 HK Hong Kong 31,154 2021 31
32 PE Peru 29,557 2021 32
33 ZA South Africa 25,786 2021 33
34 SA Saudi Arabia 24,411 2021 34
35 NZ New Zealand 24,096 2021 35
36 CZ Czechia 22,855 2021 36
37 RO Romania 20,988 2021 37
38 MA Morocco 20,432 2021 38
39 MY Malaysia 20,128 2021 39
40 MN Mongolia 19,104 2021 40
41 VE Venezuela 18,414 2017 41
42 AT Austria 17,472 2021 42
43 PY Paraguay 16,680 2021 43
44 SE Sweden 15,190 2021 44
45 SG Singapore 15,088 2021 45
46 EC Ecuador 13,951 2021 46
47 KZ Kazakhstan 13,043 2021 47
48 NO Norway 11,792 2021 48
49 NG Nigeria 11,341 2019 49
50 DZ Algeria 11,147 2021 50
51 BG Bulgaria 10,906 2021 51
52 BD Bangladesh 10,831 2021 52
53 UZ Uzbekistan 10,476 2021 53
54 SK Slovakia 10,112 2021 54
55 DO Dominican Republic 9,806 2021 55
56 CR Costa Rica 8,878 2021 56
57 AE United Arab Emirates 8,281 2021 57
58 SY Syria 8,189 2020 58
59 HU Hungary 7,979 2021 59
60 LK Sri Lanka 6,321 2021 60
61 OM Oman 6,250 2021 61
62 FI Finland 5,746 2021 62
63 AZ Azerbaijan 5,657 2021 63
64 DK Denmark 5,520 2021 64
65 KE Kenya 5,254 2020 65
66 IL Israel 5,080 2021 66
67 SV El Salvador 4,883 2021 67
68 BO Bolivia 4,838 2021 68
69 UY Uruguay 4,835 2021 69
70 PA Panama 4,782 2021 70
71 YE Yemen 4,662 2021 71
72 BY Belarus 4,610 2021 72
73 MM Myanmar 4,422 2012 73
74 AM Armenia 4,233 2021 74
75 NP Nepal 4,005 2017 75
76 MD Moldova 3,973 2021 76
77 RS Serbia 3,833 2021 77
78 SI Slovenia 3,568 2021 78
79 KW Kuwait 3,543 2018 79
80 EE Estonia 3,392 2021 80
81 GT Guatemala 3,387 2009 81
82 LT Lithuania 3,377 2021 82
83 HR Croatia 3,351 2021 83
84 JO Jordan 3,242 2021 84
85 KH Cambodia 2,980 2019 85
86 MG Madagascar 2,966 2021 86
87 GE Georgia 2,876 2021 87
88 JM Jamaica 2,576 2021 88
89 AO Angola 2,546 2020 89
90 MU Mauritius 2,540 2021 90
91 MO Macao 2,504 2021 91
92 LV Latvia 2,321 2021 92
93 HN Honduras 2,293 2021 93
94 UG Uganda 2,158 2021 94
95 MK North Macedonia 2,137 2021 95
96 TZ Tanzania 1,934 2020 96
97 CU Cuba 1,840 2021 97
98 AL Albania 1,823 2021 98
99 CY Cyprus 1,603 2021 99
100 QA Qatar 1,545 2021 100
101 MC Monaco 1,525 2021 101
102 MZ Mozambique 1,499 2021 102
103 ET Ethiopia 1,428 2021 103
104 IS Iceland 1,419 2021 104
105 SD Sudan 1,414 2020 105
106 LB Lebanon 1,253 2015 106
107 MT Malta 1,245 2021 107
108 ZM Zambia 1,171 2021 108
109 NI Nicaragua 1,146 2013 109
110 IQ Iraq 1,068 2021 110
111 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,013 2021 111
112 AD Andorra 919 2021 112
113 GH Ghana 858 2020 113
114 RW Rwanda 682 2021 114
115 BW Botswana 663 2020 115
116 TT Trinidad and Tobago 662 2021 116
117 MW Malawi 499 2016 117
118 KG Kyrgyzstan 495 2021 118
119 TJ Tajikistan 486 2020 119
120 HT Haiti 460 2014 120
121 BH Bahrain 405 2021 121
122 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 405 2020 121
123 LI Liechtenstein 396 2021 123
124 AG Antigua and Barbuda 371 2021 124
125 ME Montenegro 354 2020 125
126 SR Suriname 340 2021 126
127 NA Namibia 333 2020 127
128 PG Papua New Guinea 300 2021 128
129 LA Laos 249 2018 129
130 GY Guyana 204 2018 130
131 BS Bahamas 199 2017 131
132 BB Barbados 194 2021 132
133 BN Brunei Darussalam 177 2021 133
134 SL Sierra Leone 160 2020 134
135 CW Curaçao 157 2021 135
136 BT Bhutan 155 2021 136
137 ZW Zimbabwe 155 2016 136
138 TM Turkmenistan 146 2006 138
139 GM Gambia 121 2021 139
140 LS Lesotho 68 2020 140
141 CV Cabo Verde 65 2021 141
142 WS Samoa 47 2021 142
143 BI Burundi 42 2020 143
144 DJ Djibouti 36 2021 144
145 LC Saint Lucia 33 2018 145
146 SC Seychelles 33 2021 145
147 GN Guinea 19 2013 147
148 GW Guinea-Bissau 19 2013 147
149 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 2021 149
150 GD Grenada 13 2021 150
151 SO Somalia 12 2021 151
152 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 11 2018 152
153 VU Vanuatu 11 2021 152
154 DM Dominica 8 2021 154
155 ST Sao Tome and Principe 4 2021 155
156 TO Tonga 3 2021 156
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Maximum 9.19M filings
Median 3,556 filings
Minimum 3 filings
World 15.29M filings

About the indicator

Applications to register a trademark filed by residents of a country with its intellectual property office, counted by classes of goods and services. A trademark is a sign that distinguishes the goods of one enterprise from those of others, and unlike a patent it speaks not of an invention but of the market entry of a new product or brand. The series therefore behaves differently from the patent one: it responds to business activity quickly, grows along with the number of small enterprises and falls noticeably in crisis years.

Important: What is counted is not applications but the classes of goods within them: one application covering five classes counts as five. The class count is needed for comparability — some offices accept an application for a single class, others for several at once. The World Bank has withdrawn the “direct” series without the class count from publication.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
applications, class count
Observation period
2004–2021
License
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Dataset
IP Statistics Data Center

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