Malaysia - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in Malaysia was 26,872 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,872 in 2020 and a minimum value of 10,337 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 10,337
2005 11,668
2006 12,840
2007 13,605
2008 13,472
2009 11,260
2010 13,271
2011 15,832
2012 17,832
2013 17,520
2014 19,171
2015 19,983
2016 20,580
2017 21,612
2018 23,793
2019 24,219
2020 26,872

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Malaysia was 24,125 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 34 years was 24,125 in 2019, while its lowest value was 2,891 in 1986.

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
1985 3,060
1986 2,891
1987 3,081
1988 3,612
1989 4,145
1990 4,989
1991 4,616
1992 5,061
1993 5,209
1994 6,334
1995 7,242
1996 8,243
1997 13,087
1998 10,813
1999 8,660
2000 12,500
2001 10,078
2002 8,785
2003 9,439
2004 10,337
2005 11,668
2006 12,840
2007 13,605
2008 13,472
2009 11,260
2010 13,271
2011 15,832
2012 17,832
2013 17,520
2014 19,171
2015 19,983
2016 20,580
2017 21,612
2018 23,793
2019 24,125

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Malaysia was 22,485 as of 2019. Over the past 34 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 22,485 in 2019 and 2,629 in 1985.

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
1985 2,629
1986 2,672
1987 3,146
1988 3,662
1989 3,902
1990 3,614
1991 3,707
1992 4,214
1993 5,056
1994 6,011
1995 6,861
1996 7,329
1997 9,042
1998 4,063
1999 5,053
2000 6,303
2001 6,525
2002 7,661
2003 8,327
2004 10,406
2005 10,479
2006 11,209
2007 12,289
2008 12,562
2009 12,810
2010 13,099
2011 13,001
2012 14,044
2013 14,705
2014 15,400
2015 15,940
2016 18,527
2017 19,481
2018 19,863
2019 22,485

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in Malaysia was 18,414 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,485 in 2019 and a minimum value of 10,406 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 10,406
2005 10,479
2006 11,209
2007 12,289
2008 12,562
2009 12,810
2010 13,099
2011 13,001
2012 14,044
2013 14,705
2014 15,400
2015 15,940
2016 18,527
2017 19,481
2018 19,863
2019 22,485
2020 18,414

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in Malaysia was 46,610 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 34 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,610 in 2019 and a minimum value of 5,563 in 1986.

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
1985 5,689
1986 5,563
1987 6,227
1988 7,274
1989 8,047
1990 8,603
1991 8,323
1992 9,275
1993 10,265
1994 12,345
1995 14,103
1996 15,572
1997 22,129
1998 14,876
1999 13,713
2000 18,803
2001 16,603
2002 16,446
2003 17,766
2004 20,743
2005 22,147
2006 24,049
2007 25,894
2008 26,034
2009 24,070
2010 26,370
2011 28,833
2012 31,876
2013 32,225
2014 34,571
2015 35,923
2016 39,107
2017 41,093
2018 43,656
2019 46,610

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology