North Macedonia - Trademark applications

Trademark applications, nonresident, by count

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.

See also:

Year Value
2004 10,679

Trademark applications, direct nonresident

Trademark applications, direct nonresident in North Macedonia was 3,323 as of 2013. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 4,965 in 2008, while its lowest value was 1,048 in 1993.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1993 1,048
1994 3,430
1995 3,925
1996 3,447
1997 3,568
1998 3,523
1999 3,181
2000 3,848
2001 3,543
2002 3,300
2003 3,608
2004 4,102
2005 4,324
2006 4,525
2007 4,913
2008 4,965
2009 3,603
2010 3,653
2011 3,418
2012 3,343
2013 3,323

Trademark applications, direct resident

The latest value for Trademark applications, direct resident in North Macedonia was 739.00 as of 2013. Over the past 20 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 1,276.00 in 2008 and 157.00 in 1997.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1993 200.00
1994 312.00
1995 332.00
1996 280.00
1997 157.00
1998 206.00
1999 368.00
2000 736.00
2001 440.00
2002 411.00
2003 478.00
2004 458.00
2005 433.00
2006 494.00
2007 618.00
2008 1,276.00
2009 898.00
2010 945.00
2011 917.00
2012 876.00
2013 739.00

Trademark applications, resident, by count

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.

See also:

Year Value
2004 1,389

Trademark applications, total

The value for Trademark applications, total in North Macedonia was 4,062 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 20 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6,241 in 2008 and a minimum value of 1,248 in 1993.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1993 1,248
1994 3,742
1995 4,257
1996 3,727
1997 3,725
1998 3,729
1999 3,549
2000 4,584
2001 3,983
2002 3,711
2003 4,086
2004 4,560
2005 4,757
2006 5,019
2007 5,531
2008 6,241
2009 4,501
2010 4,598
2011 4,335
2012 4,219
2013 4,062

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology