Malawi - Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in Malawi was 499.00 as of 2016. Over the past 36 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 499.00 in 2016 and 8.00 in 1983.

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 17.00
1981 12.00
1982 10.00
1983 8.00
1984 24.00
1985 60.00
1986 143.00
1987 31.00
1988 29.00
1989 106.00
1990 135.00
1991 83.00
1992 69.00
1993 126.00
1994 184.00
1995 126.00
1996 86.00
1997 73.00
1998 87.00
1999 88.00
2000 105.00
2001 146.00
2002 138.00
2003 200.00
2004 137.00
2005 159.00
2006 222.00
2007 187.00
2008 186.00
2009 126.00
2010 205.00
2011 401.00
2012 409.00
2013 334.00
2014 393.00
2015 428.00
2016 499.00

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology