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DEFINITION:
Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment.
CONTENTS
| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 527,591 | 2004 | ||
| 2 | United States | 213,495 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Japan | 110,270 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | South Korea | 91,935 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | 81,036 | 2002 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 77,109.67 | 2002 | |||
| 6 | Germany | 62,576 | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | 61,953 | 2003 | ||
| 8 | India | 60,985 | 1999 | ||
| 9 | France | 57,784 | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Spain | 52,718 | 2004 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 46,848.45 | 2000 | |||
| 11 | Mexico | 41,813 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Italy | 39,459 | 2000 | ||
| 13 | Australia | 37,202 | 2004 | ||
| 14 | Turkey | 30,136 | 2003 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 28,669.46 | 2001 | |||
| 15 | Chile | 24,867 | 1996 | ||
| 16 | Russia | 23,571 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | United Kingdom | 23,186 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Thailand | 22,612 | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Belgium | 21,010 | 2002 | ||
| 20 | Canada | 17,719 | 2004 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 16,560.43 | 1996 | |||
| 21 | Indonesia | 16,251 | 1996 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 15,814.14 | 2001 | |||
| 22 | North Korea | 14,239 | 1992 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 14,146.7 | 2001 | |||
| 23 | Poland | 13,776 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Venezuela | 13,313 | 2000 | ||
| 25 | Ukraine | 11,516 | 2004 | ||
| 26 | South Africa | 10,334 | 1996 | ||
| 27 | Romania | 10,298 | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Iran | 9,858 | 2001 | ||
| 29 | Czech Republic | 9,365 | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Malaysia | 9,082 | 1997 | ||
| 31 | New Zealand | 8,426 | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Pakistan | 8,319 | 2004 | ||
| 33 | Peru | 8,227 | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Portugal | 8,123 | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Switzerland | 7,665 | 2001 | ||
| 36 | Hong Kong | 7,374 | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Austria | 7,336 | 2004 | ||
| 38 | Colombia | 7,265 | 2001 | ||
| 39 | Philippines | 6,861 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Sweden | 6,603 | 2001 | ||
| 41 | Bulgaria | 5,978 | 2004 | ||
| 42 | Paraguay | 5,958 | 1993 | ||
| 43 | Ecuador | 5,571 | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Greece | 5,290 | 2002 | ||
| 45 | Singapore | 4,839 | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Uruguay | 4,589 | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Hungary | 4,293 | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Denmark | 4,185 | 2004 | ||
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 3,989 | 2003 | ||
| 50 | Panama | 3,899 | 2000 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3,755.46 | 2004 | |||
| 51 | Bangladesh | 3,629 | 1998 | ||
| 52 | Vietnam | 3,483 | 2000 | ||
| 53 | Norway | 3,316 | 2001 | ||
| 54 | Guatemala | 3,048 | 2001 | ||
| 55 | Costa Rica | 2,942 | 1993 | ||
| 56 | Slovakia | 2,912 | 2004 | ||
| 57 | Kazakhstan | 2,908 | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Finland | 2,598 | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Morocco | 2,553 | 2000 | ||
| 60 | Belarus | 2,410 | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Lithuania | 1,929 | 2004 | ||
| 62 | El Salvador | 1,699 | 1997 | ||
| 63 | Slovenia | 1,615 | 2004 | ||
| 64 | Armenia | 1,598 | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Moldova | 1,574 | 2004 | ||
| 66 | Algeria | 1,488 | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Nigeria | 1,392 | 1990 | ||
| 68 | Latvia | 1,290 | 2004 | ||
| 69 | Ireland | 1,285 | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Croatia | 1,283 | 2004 | ||
| 71 | Estonia | 1,241 | 2004 | ||
| 72 | Honduras | 1,149 | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Nicaragua | 1,142 | 2000 | ||
| 74 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,085 | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Tunisia | 984 | 1996 | ||
| 76 | Bolivia | 670 | 1995 | ||
| 77 | Jamaica | 663 | 2002 | ||
| 78 | Nepal | 540 | 1995 | ||
| 79 | Cyprus | 525 | 2004 | ||
| 80 | Iceland | 515 | 2004 | ||
| 81 | Mauritius | 475 | 1998 | ||
| 82 | Iraq | 474 | 1986 | ||
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 456 | 1989 | ||
| 84 | Uzbekistan | 438 | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Mongolia | 423 | 2004 | ||
| 86 | Kenya | 418 | 1999 | ||
| 87 | Malta | 416 | 2002 | ||
| 88 | Jordan | 414 | 1989 | ||
| 89 | Madagascar | 411 | 2004 | ||
| 90 | Cambodia | 409 | 2004 | ||
| =91 | Cuba | 379 | 2004 | ||
| =91 | Bahrain | 379 | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 340 | 2002 | ||
| 94 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 312 | 1996 | ||
| 95 | Monaco | 310 | 2004 | ||
| 96 | Macau | 273 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 267 | 2004 | ||
| 98 | Ethiopia | 239 | 1995 | ||
| 99 | Oman | 220 | 1994 | ||
| 100 | Israel | 215 | 2004 | ||
| 101 | Zambia | 213 | 2001 | ||
| 102 | Andorra | 202 | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Liechtenstein | 181 | 2002 | ||
| 104 | Ghana | 171 | 1994 | ||
| 105 | Haiti | 150 | 1999 | ||
| 106 | Georgia | 148 | 2004 | ||
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 144 | 2002 | ||
| 108 | Malawi | 138 | 2002 | ||
| 109 | Fiji | 137 | 1986 | ||
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 133 | 2004 | ||
| 111 | Barbados | 127 | 1999 | ||
| 112 | Netherlands Antilles | 126 | 2003 | ||
| 113 | Sudan | 113 | 1985 | ||
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 109 | 1999 | ||
| 115 | Brunei | 106 | 1997 | ||
| 116 | Tanzania | 98 | 1989 | ||
| 117 | Angola | 93 | 1992 | ||
| 118 | Aruba | 89 | 2002 | ||
| 119 | Suriname | 69 | 1996 | ||
| =120 | Tajikistan | 65 | 2004 | ||
| =120 | Liberia | 65 | 1993 | ||
| =122 | Namibia | 57 | 1993 | ||
| =122 | Qatar | 57 | 1989 | ||
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 54 | 2001 | ||
| 125 | The Bahamas | 53 | 1992 | ||
| 126 | Papua New Guinea | 35 | 2000 | ||
| 127 | Uganda | 26 | 1992 | ||
| =128 | Laos | 25 | 2002 | ||
| =128 | Sierra Leone | 25 | 1995 | ||
| =130 | Burundi | 20 | 2002 | ||
| =130 | Guinea | 20 | 1991 | ||
| 132 | Seychelles | 16 | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Lesotho | 15 | 1996 | ||
| =134 | Dominica | 13 | 1995 | ||
| =134 | Guyana | 13 | 1990 | ||
| 136 | Samoa | 11 | 2003 | ||
| 137 | Belize | 10 | 1989 | ||
| 138 | Rwanda | 5 | 1999 | ||
| 139 | The Gambia | 2 | 1985 | ||
| =140 | Tonga | 1 | 2002 | ||
| =140 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2001 |
