Australia - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Australia was 59,549 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 63,749 in 2018 and a minimum value of 32,200 in 2004.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
2004 32,200
2005 34,937
2006 37,829
2007 41,873
2008 40,181
2009 34,791
2010 38,824
2011 41,718
2012 43,522
2013 44,608
2014 46,751
2015 49,016
2016 53,505
2017 57,850
2018 63,749
2019 61,779
2020 59,549

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Australia was 29,457 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 30,852 in 2018, while its lowest value was 5,570 in 1980.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) office. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Direct nonresident trademark applications are those filed by applicants from abroad directly at a given national IP office.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1980 5,570
1981 6,147
1982 6,056
1983 5,782
1984 6,164
1985 7,062
1986 6,830
1987 7,341
1988 7,185
1989 9,579
1990 9,189
1991 9,186
1992 8,604
1993 16,087
1994 17,567
1995 17,807
1996 10,154
1997 10,975
1998 11,243
1999 12,875
2000 15,589
2001 12,871
2002 13,156
2003 13,804
2004 16,507
2005 17,715
2006 19,041
2007 20,312
2008 19,450
2009 17,177
2010 19,272
2011 20,459
2012 21,578
2013 22,055
2014 22,971
2015 23,672
2016 25,266
2017 28,265
2018 30,852
2019 29,457

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Australia was 44,189 as of 2019. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 48,283 in 2018 and 7,997 in 1980.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) office. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Direct resident trademark applications are those filed by domestic applicants directly at a given national IP office.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1980 7,997
1981 8,782
1982 9,681
1983 8,036
1984 9,251
1985 11,397
1986 12,364
1987 13,809
1988 15,071
1989 14,242
1990 12,826
1991 12,624
1992 14,856
1993 10,039
1994 12,484
1995 14,575
1996 14,772
1997 16,022
1998 18,928
1999 23,858
2000 27,301
2001 24,970
2002 26,439
2003 30,398
2004 36,773
2005 38,191
2006 40,239
2007 40,004
2008 38,391
2009 38,472
2010 39,641
2011 40,154
2012 41,181
2013 39,675
2014 41,682
2015 47,088
2016 47,059
2017 46,344
2018 48,283
2019 44,189

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Australia was 89,991 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89,991 in 2020 and a minimum value of 55,756 in 2004.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of the state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application has residence. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Statistics Database at www.wipo.int/ipstats/. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
2004 55,756
2005 58,586
2006 63,011
2007 67,208
2008 65,598
2009 63,947
2010 68,333
2011 69,064
2012 70,602
2013 69,285
2014 71,933
2015 80,792
2016 81,395
2017 80,230
2018 83,643
2019 78,307
2020 89,991

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Australia was 73,646 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 79,135 in 2018 and a minimum value of 13,567 in 1980.

Definition: Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) office. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Intellectual Property Indicators and www.wipo.int/econ_stat. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1980 13,567
1981 14,929
1982 15,737
1983 13,818
1984 15,415
1985 18,459
1986 19,194
1987 21,150
1988 22,256
1989 23,821
1990 22,015
1991 21,810
1992 23,460
1993 26,126
1994 30,051
1995 32,382
1996 24,926
1997 26,997
1998 30,171
1999 36,733
2000 42,890
2001 37,841
2002 39,595
2003 44,202
2004 53,280
2005 55,906
2006 59,280
2007 60,316
2008 57,841
2009 55,649
2010 58,913
2011 60,613
2012 62,759
2013 61,730
2014 64,653
2015 70,760
2016 72,325
2017 74,609
2018 79,135
2019 73,646

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology