Belgium - Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in Belgium was 4,175 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 18,635 in 1990, while its lowest value was 3,099 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 3,099
1981 3,266
1982 3,316
1983 3,715
1984 3,675
1985 10,379
1986 10,925
1987 14,422
1988 15,493
1989 17,198
1990 18,635
1991 16,518
1992 16,384
1993 16,492
1994 17,901
1995 18,630
1996 14,539
1997 13,799
1998 13,580
1999 13,294
2000 14,145
2001 12,281
2002 10,484
2003 10,272
2004 10,288
2005 10,865
2006 9,303
2007 7,372
2008 6,690
2009 5,059
2010 4,821
2011 4,616
2012 4,293
2013 4,065
2014 4,041
2015 3,957
2016 4,216
2017 4,240
2018 4,276
2019 4,175

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology