New Zealand - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, nonresident, by count in New Zealand was 33,024 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 33,024 in 2020 and a minimum value of 14,540 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 14,540
2005 15,829
2006 17,316
2007 19,731
2008 18,041
2009 15,243
2010 17,373
2011 17,730
2012 17,987
2013 23,046
2014 23,955
2015 26,382
2016 29,120
2017 30,112
2018 32,479
2019 32,666
2020 33,024

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in New Zealand was 14,996 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 15,822 in 2000, while its lowest value was 2,616 in 1981.

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 2,702
1981 2,616
1982 2,699
1983 2,941
1984 3,368
1985 3,361
1987 4,050
1988 6,928
1989 5,429
1990 6,544
1991 4,902
1992 4,904
1993 5,290
1994 6,393
1995 7,864
1996 8,329
1997 9,632
1998 10,297
1999 9,800
2000 15,822
2001 12,232
2002 11,277
2003 12,784
2004 7,864
2005 8,564
2006 9,075
2007 9,945
2008 9,252
2009 7,752
2010 8,695
2011 9,116
2012 8,955
2013 10,819
2014 11,388
2015 11,936
2016 13,454
2017 14,025
2018 14,817
2019 14,996

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in New Zealand was 9,453 as of 2019. Over the past 39 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 10,435 in 2003 and 1,969 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 1,969
1981 2,013
1982 2,101
1983 2,163
1984 2,487
1985 2,971
1987 3,030
1988 5,397
1989 2,900
1990 3,528
1991 3,005
1992 3,767
1993 3,872
1994 4,752
1995 5,143
1996 5,197
1997 6,095
1998 6,261
1999 6,776
2000 8,224
2001 8,382
2002 8,818
2003 10,435
2004 8,426
2005 8,269
2006 9,751
2007 9,665
2008 8,330
2009 8,438
2010 8,429
2011 8,632
2012 9,241
2013 8,087
2014 8,910
2015 8,791
2016 9,201
2017 9,320
2018 9,666
2019 9,453

Trademark applications, resident, by count

The value for Trademark applications, resident, by count in New Zealand was 22,625 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 16 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,625 in 2020 and a minimum value of 12,758 in 2005.

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 13,030
2005 12,758
2006 15,390
2007 16,034
2008 14,445
2009 13,936
2010 14,051
2011 14,665
2012 15,876
2013 14,436
2014 15,650
2015 15,769
2016 16,577
2017 17,099
2018 17,806
2019 18,081
2020 22,625

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in New Zealand was 24,449 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 39 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24,483 in 2018 and a minimum value of 4,629 in 1981.

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 4,671
1981 4,629
1982 4,800
1983 5,104
1984 5,855
1985 6,332
1987 7,080
1988 12,325
1989 8,329
1990 10,072
1991 7,907
1992 8,671
1993 9,162
1994 11,145
1995 13,007
1996 13,526
1997 15,727
1998 16,558
1999 16,576
2000 24,046
2001 20,614
2002 20,095
2003 23,219
2004 16,290
2005 16,833
2006 18,826
2007 19,610
2008 17,582
2009 16,190
2010 17,124
2011 17,748
2012 18,196
2013 18,906
2014 20,298
2015 20,727
2016 22,655
2017 23,345
2018 24,483
2019 24,449

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology