Government > Trademarks > Residents per million: Countries Compared

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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	MonacoMonaco	9,296.47	2004
2	LiechtensteinLiechtenstein	5,351.7	2002
3	AndorraAndorra	2,555.02	2004
4	New ZealandNew Zealand	2,061.41	2004
5	BelgiumBelgium	2,033.33	2002
6	South KoreaSouth Korea	1,913.76	2004
7	AustraliaAustralia	1,848.33	2004
8	IcelandIceland	1,763.25	2004
9	ChileChile	1,695.98	1996
10	ArgentinaArgentina	1,631.61	2003
11	UruguayUruguay	1,379.98	2003
12	ParaguayParaguay	1,300.48	1993
13	PanamaPanama	1,276.35	2000
14	SpainSpain	1,234.85	2004
15	SingaporeSingapore	1,161.35	2004
16	Hong KongHong Kong	1,095.56	2003
17	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	1,060.19	2001
18	MaltaMalta	1,050.59	2002
19	ArubaAruba	936.89	2002
20	FranceFrance	928.37	2003
21	EstoniaEstonia	919.74	2004
22	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	916.7	2004
23	AustriaAustria	897.7	2004
24	Costa RicaCosta Rica	888.2	1993
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	875.57	2000
25	JapanJapan	863.1	2004
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	855.65	2001
26	SloveniaSlovenia	808.71	2004
27	DenmarkDenmark	774.35	2004
28	PortugalPortugal	773.47	2004
29	BulgariaBulgaria	768.27	2004
30	GermanyGermany	758.35	2004
31	SwedenSweden	742.25	2001
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	737.25	2002
32	NorwayNorway	734.64	2001
33	United StatesUnited States	729.14	2004
34	ItalyItaly	692.97	2000
35	North KoreaNorth Korea	683.32	1992
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	640.96	2001
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	639.65	2001
36	MacauMacau	595.37	2004
37	LithuaniaLithuania	561.48	2004
38	LatviaLatvia	557.76	2004
39	CanadaCanada	553.81	2004
40	VenezuelaVenezuela	545.45	2000
41	SlovakiaSlovakia	541.02	2004
42	ArmeniaArmenia	528.15	2004
43	CyprusCyprus	516.82	2004
44	FinlandFinland	496.92	2004
45	BahrainBahrain	490.9	2003
46	GreeceGreece	481.45	2002
47	BarbadosBarbados	477.05	1999
48	RomaniaRomania	474.89	2004
49	TurkeyTurkey	457.03	2003
50	BrazilBrazil	451.72	2002
51	MoldovaMoldova	436.74	2004
52	HungaryHungary	424.75	2004
53	MalaysiaMalaysia	416.49	1997
54	EcuadorEcuador	411.78	2004
55	MauritiusMauritius	409.33	1998
56	ChinaChina	407.07	2004
57	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	387.29	2004
58	MexicoMexico	382.27	2004
59	PolandPoland	360.8	2004
60	ThailandThailand	350.64	2003
61	BruneiBrunei	342.04	1997
62	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	340.37	2001
63	IrelandIreland	321.53	2003
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	319.14	1996
64	PeruPeru	303.88	2003
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	302.99	2004
65	El SalvadorEl Salvador	290.17	1997
66	CroatiaCroatia	289.03	2004
67	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	266.1	2002
68	GuatemalaGuatemala	265.53	2001
69	South AfricaSouth Africa	258.35	1996
70	JamaicaJamaica	253.3	2002
71	BelarusBelarus	247.69	2004
72	UkraineUkraine	242.69	2004
73	NicaraguaNicaragua	223.88	2000
74	Sri LankaSri Lanka	208.05	2003
75	The BahamasThe Bahamas	199.18	1992
76	KazakhstanKazakhstan	193.7	2004
77	SeychellesSeychelles	193.24	2003
78	FijiFiji	190.68	1986
79	DominicaDominica	182.16	1995
80	ColombiaColombia	179.12	2001
81	HondurasHonduras	173.35	2003
82	MongoliaMongolia	169.45	2004
83	RussiaRussia	163.86	2004
84	SurinameSuriname	156.2	1996
85	IranIran	147.45	2001
86	JordanJordan	135.47	1989
87	QatarQatar	123.09	1989
88	TunisiaTunisia	108.26	1996
89	OmanOman	104.3	1994
90	MoroccoMorocco	88.92	2000
91	BoliviaBolivia	87.75	1995
92	IndonesiaIndonesia	82.45	1996
93	PhilippinesPhilippines	81.45	2004
94	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	68.7	2004
95	SamoaSamoa	61.91	2003
96	IndiaIndia	59.5	1999
97	BelizeBelize	54.54	1989
98	PakistanPakistan	53.62	2004
99	AlgeriaAlgeria	45.09	2003
100	VietnamVietnam	44.87	2000
101	NamibiaNamibia	36.55	1993
102	GeorgiaGeorgia	34.27	2004
103	CubaCuba	33.62	2004
104	LiberiaLiberia	32.4	1993
105	IsraelIsrael	31.58	2004
106	CambodiaCambodia	31.1	2004
107	IraqIraq	29.73	1986
108	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	29.11	1989
109	BangladeshBangladesh	28.47	1998
110	NepalNepal	26.23	1995
111	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	26.05	2004
112	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	24.5	1999
113	MadagascarMadagascar	23.14	2004
114	ZambiaZambia	20.56	2001
115	GuyanaGuyana	17.93	1990
116	HaitiHaiti	17.79	1999
117	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	17.62	2002
118	UzbekistanUzbekistan	16.93	2004
119	NigeriaNigeria	14.56	1990
120	KenyaKenya	13.71	1999
121	MalawiMalawi	11.57	2002
122	GhanaGhana	10.47	1994
123	TongaTonga	10.09	2002
124	TajikistanTajikistan	9.75	2004
125	AngolaAngola	8.45	1992
126	LesothoLesotho	8.43	1996
127	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	7.24	1996
128	SudanSudan	6.61	1985
129	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	6.51	2000
130	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	6.37	1995
131	LaosLaos	4.51	2002
132	EthiopiaEthiopia	4.19	1995
133	TanzaniaTanzania	3.97	1989
134	GuineaGuinea	3.15	1991
135	BurundiBurundi	2.84	2002
136	The GambiaThe Gambia	2.73	1985
137	UgandaUganda	1.38	1992
138	RwandaRwanda	0.637	1999
139	ZimbabweZimbabwe	0.0794	2001

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