Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
STATISTICS 2001 - 2010 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
IPOS Statistics 2001-2010
1 Applications, Registrations & Renewals 1.1 Applications Filed Trade Marks, Patents & Industrial Designs 1.2 Registrations Trade Marks, Patents & Industrial Designs 1.3 Industrial Design international registrations resulting from international applications Industrial Designs designating Singapore under the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement
1.4 International Applications filed through Singapore Trade Marks, Patents & Industrial Designs 1.5 Registrations in Force Trade Marks, Patents & Industrial Designs 1.6 Renewals Filed Trade Marks, Patents & Industrial Designs
2 Trade Mark Applications According to Country of Applicant Trade Marks 3 Trade Mark Registrations According to Country of Applicant Trade Marks 4 Top 10 Filers of Trade Mark Applications Trade Marks 5 Trade Mark Applications (by class) According to the Nice Classification Trade Marks 6 Top 10 Trade Mark Classes Trade Marks
7 Patent Applications According to Country of Applicant Patents 8 Patent Grants According to Country of Applicant Patents 9 Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications Patents 10 Patents Granted According to the International Patent Classification Patents
11 Industrial Design Applications According to Country of Applicant Industrial Designs 12 Industrial Design Registrations According to Country of Applicant Industrial Designs 13 Top 10 Filers of Industrial Design Applications Industrial Designs 14 Industrial Design Applications According to the Locarno Classification Industrial Designs 15 Top 10 Industrial Design Classes Industrial Designs
16 Intellectual Property Disputes filed with IPOS & IPOS Hearings Hearing & Mediation
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1 Applications, Registrations & Renewals
1.1 Applications Filed 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Trade Marks Total (by application) 20,273 20,075 21,286 23,248 26,986 29,216 24,383 18,173 15,446 17,404 Local 3,281 3,343 4,254 4,839 5,067 4,852 4,602 4,209 4,110 4,336 Foreign 16,992 16,732 17,032 18,409 21,919 24,364 19,781 13,964 11,336 13,068 National 13,749 11,623 12,815 14,088 14,950 15,121 13,249 10,642 9,338 11,046 Applications filed under Madrid Protocol 6,524 8,452 8,471 9,160 12,036 14,095 11,134 7,531 6,108 6,358 Total (by class) 20,273 20,075 21,286 23,248 26,986 29,216 32,160 34,210 28,262 30,481 Local 3,281 3,343 4,254 4,839 5,067 4,852 5,411 6,049 6,048 6,407 Foreign 16,992 16,732 17,032 18,409 21,919 24,364 26,749 28,161 22,214 24,074 National 13,749 11,623 12,815 14,088 14,950 15,121 16,560 16,788 15,055 17,446 Applications filed under Madrid Protocol 6,524 8,452 8,471 9,160 12,036 14,095 15,600 17,422 13,207 13,035 Patents Total 8,133 8,070 7,908 7,951 8,605 9,164 9,955 9,692 8,736 9,733 Local 523 624 626 641 572 626 729 808 827 892 Foreign 7,610 7,446 7,282 7,310 8,033 8,538 9,226 8,884 7,909 8,881 National 2,663 2,219 2,217 2,367 2,406 2,241 2,542 2,370 2,481 2,847 PCT applications entering National Phase 5,470 5,851 5,691 5,584 6,199 6,923 7,413 7,322 6,255 6,926 Industrial Designs Total 1,597 1,701 2,120 2,290 2,292 1,335 1,482 1,305 1,161 1,357 Local 231 241 481 675 560 382 512 354 521 543 Foreign 1,366 1,460 1,639 1,615 1,732 953 970 951 640 814 Note: Local includes all applications with at least one applicant based in Singapore.
Note: Trade mark multi-class application was introduced in year 2007. The statistics for trade marks application by class count are therefore the same as that by application count for year 2001 to 2006
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1.2 Registrations 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Trade Marks Total (by application) 16,712 22,941 34,525 21,301 21,688 25,920 30,631 19,617 16,008 13,844 Local 2,487 3,388 5,735 4,063 4,154 3,865 5,393 3,544 3,653 3,304 Foreign 14,225 19,553 28,790 17,238 17,534 22,055 25,238 16,073 12,355 10,540 Total (by class) 16,712 22,941 34,525 21,301 21,688 25,920 31,701 29,639 29,125 24,336 Local 2,487 3,388 5,735 4,063 4,154 3,865 5,458 4,557 5,144 5,000 Foreign 14,225 19,553 28,790 17,238 17,534 22,055 26,243 25,082 23,981 19,336 Patents Total 7,218 7,584 4,335 5,977 7,677 7,393 7,478 6,286 5,609 4,442 Local 173 246 175 397 557 434 474 512 480 369 Foreign 7,045 7,338 4,160 5,580 7,120 6,959 7,004 5,774 5,129 4,073 Industrial Designs Total 1,091 1,477 2,293 2,016 2,573 1,397 1,537 1,327 1,251 1,203 Local 131 230 460 542 642 333 509 391 531 481 Foreign 960 1,247 1,833 1,474 1,931 1,064 1,028 936 720 722 Note: Local includes all applications with at least one applicant based in Singapore.
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1.3 Industrial Design international registrations resulting from international applications designating Singapore under the Geneva Act of the Hag 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Registrations* 145 282 305 454 470 569 Designs contained in Registrations 378 1,149 1,474 2,168 2,409 2,479 Source: WIPO Statistics Database *A single registration may contain up to 100 designs
1.4 International applications filed through Singapore 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Trade Mark international applications filed 52 50 70 92 144 169 146 164 211 181 through Singapore as the office of origin PCT international applications filed through 266 304 299 430 436 410 445 500 500 492 Singapore as the receiving office Industrial Design international applications ----110001 filed through Singapore
1.5 Registrations in Force 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Trade Marks 113,352 132,508 160,302 175,612 191,758 211,676 236,954 261,426 283,080 298,099 Patents 29,093 36,028 38,294 39,507 43,024 45,897 48,650 49,636 45,420 43,591 Industrial Designs 1,091 2,568 4,861 6,877 9,450 11,300 13,111 11,676 11,416 11,730
1.6 Renewals Filed 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Trade Marks 8,237 8,355 8,460 8,598 8,775 9,614 9,923 7,133 8,869 9,960 Patents 31,501 37,573 28,136 31,509 36,391 37,893 40,871 43,386 41,623 40,607 Industrial Designs 698 604 761 676 920 1,028 983 1,101 823 1,112
Legend Data not applicable (-)
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2 Trade Marks Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001-2010)
Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Afghanistan 10000000000000000000 Albania 00000000010000003000 Andorra 00000000005000004000 Angola 00000000000000000004 Antigua and 00000010300000000000 Barbuda Argentina 5040603206012050203020 Armenia 00000000000201200100 Aruba 24 0 18 0 0 0 30006000002090 Australia 238 9 279 224 277 199 317 286 330 491 261 554 355 565 323 648 250 530 342 516 Austria 42 95 7 263 6 109 9 198 6 131 7 198 3 255 9 351 15 170 1 238 Bahamas 1 0 10 0 13 0 24 4 26 6 8 0 7 0 32 7 25 0 22 4 Bahrain 100001600040605010034 Bangladesh 00100000001010003050 Barbados 3 0 26 0 7 0 90204290615380 Belarus 00000001040000010000 Belgium 27 227 6 158 8 144 16 112 10 152 18 162 9 178 16 222 8 149 6 243 Belize 12010000000000000002 Benelux 00000000000004000000 Bermuda 70 0 26 0 24 1 24 1 87 1 75 0 62 1 46 11 44 6 45 1 Botswana 00000000000000000045 Brazil 35 0 25 0 18 0 12 0 67 0 15 0 18 0 56 6 32 0 8 0 British West 50000360409020500000 Indies Brunei 10607016000409000120300 Darussalam Bulgaria 0 0 0 12 3 17 0 8 0 34 1 41 0 12 0 14 2 9 4 17 Cambodia 10000030000000200000 Canada 156 0 89 0 92 12 114 4 136 15 101 2 171 3 180 6 118 7 124 9 Cayman Islands 66 4 5 0 66 0 86 0 53 0 160 4 351 0 87 2 281 21 133 7 Channel Islands 1 0 19 0 4 0 400010201602060
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Chile 10 09050601201601201106070 China 116 136 88 83 149 223 159 381 151 554 304 728 265 856 370 763 274 609 494 871 Columbia 00000020300030600000 Cook Islands 00000000001010000000 Costa Rica 00000000000000001020 Croatia 100000012201607300000 Cuba 0 5 0 11 3 6 020001100300011 Cyprus 000043450483119216318524 Czech Republic 1 0 0 20 0 9 3 13 0 22 2 29 4 28 18 57 1 31 7 30 Czechoslovakia 04042000000000000000 Democratic 00000000000000300000 People's Republic of Korea Denmark 44 128 21 117 31 59 12 132 42 144 44 118 33 202 59 242 7 194 18 127 Dominica 00000000000000000002 Ecuador 00000000200000000000 Egypt 30001040300000200013 Estonia 01020003100000090028 European Union 000000000000000000100 Fiji 00304000002000000001 Finland 51 137 9 104 11 60 8 51 15 82 21 106 13 112 48 121 0 121 11 122 France 289 909 153 1,095 170 1,193 159 1,056 160 1,359 120 1,247 164 1,480 211 1,434 125 1,360 177 1,298 Georgia 00000000000000000400 Germany 364 1,909 225 2,320 176 2,701 161 2,370 144 2,461 267 2,670 166 3,054 220 3,535 98 2,333 160 1,936 Gibraltar 020210108000123090007 Greece 3051523349101918231837622013030 Guatemala 00000000000000100000 Guernsey 000000000000604011040 Holy See 00000000000000000800 Hong Kong SAR 310 0 289 0 206 0 348 0 391 5 347 5 383 5 433 1 415 0 513 0 Hungary 0 24 4 12 1 14 0 4 0 14 17 23 5 10 17 20 1 3 0 22
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Iceland 02000106062400164111312012 India 38 0 81 0 49 2 67 1 92 0 140 0 164 0 182 6 137 2 156 1 Indonesia 91 0 50 0 83 0 273 0 116 2 110 0 178 5 121 0 90 0 122 4 Iran (Islamic 0000000003501101234607439 Republic of) Ireland 50 1 21 38 8 6 41 33 56 31 11 70 32 26 23 98 48 62 104 48 Isle of Man 10 0 18 0 8 0 6 0 19 0 16 0 53 0 35 0 45 0 157 0 Israel 30 1 14 0 21 0 33 0 20 2 38 0 67 4 22 0 17 1 18 1 Italy 102 475 54 722 55 867 47 839 38 1,003 53 1,318 79 1,357 78 1,210 35 923 44 891 Jamaica 300000000000100010010 Japan 1,535 154 1,470 249 1,607 252 1,535 356 1,308 563 1,299 668 1,197 729 1,531 921 1,553 885 1,667 844 Jersey 0000000000002208000311 Jordan 00000010100020000000 Kenya 00000000010400000000 Kuwait 10000020001604012011030 Latvia 0300010009010003017012 Lebanon 23001020300000000306 Liberia 00000000400000000000 Liechtenstein 19 14 6 51 12 44 61 32 23 99 26 97 10 109 8 125 8 66 2 27 Lithuania 10000000000002060000 Luxembourg 29 22 44 71 9 53 29 138 31 150 14 96 41 132 55 204 22 98 44 156 Macau SAR 00001000203000201030 Madagascar 00000000000000010000 Malaysia 264 0 319 0 292 0 516 0 387 3 369 0 417 7 551 0 491 0 537 4 Malta 010000010064017716605 Marshall Islands 00000000008430501430 Mauritius 9040506014021018013014080 Mexico 15 0 20 0 9 0 12 0 386 0 12 0 8 0 25 0 11 0 25 0 Monaco 3 11 1 32 0 10 3 3 1 14 2 25 4 43 7 44 0 19 4 11 Mongolia 00002000002000000005 Montenegro 00000000000000000001 Morocco 00020402090206050405
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Mozambique 00000000000003000000 Myanmar 00000010000010004060 Nepal 0000000000000003000 Netherlands 131 247 42 367 85 282 76 371 55 476 46 481 148 450 134 683 66 457 168 420 Netherlands 245930580910151554328717411 Antilles New Zealand 94 0 78 1 72 0 72 0 107 7 97 0 87 2 66 10 56 3 67 2 Nigeria 00000000000060102000 Northern Ireland 00000000100000000000 Norway 26 43 4 44 7 36 14 36 9 80 9 144 11 151 16 150 8 233 5 119 Oman 000000000000200050110 Pakistan 50001020402031202030 Panama 20100050116541501632150 Papua New 00001060000000000800 Guinea Paraguay 02000000000010000000 Peru 00000000000000000010 Philippines 802073270310110360610390250 Poland 18791208292295361133736174111 Portugal 15 28 5 23 8 4 10 29 3 32 2 49 3 32 2 33 6 44 0 49 Puerto Rico 40304010003000000000 Qatar 0000001200010101203040 Republic of 120 0 129 0 162 13 124 25 191 60 236 100 263 96 258 55 273 111 372 124 Korea Republic of 00020201010401050100 Moldova Republic of 30300000000000000010 Yemen Romania 01070116070100140401115 Russian 0 38 1 69 1 221 2 85 4 65 0 113 4 100 24 303 0 189 6 130 Federation Saint Kitts and 00000000000200200000 Nevis Samoa 000000201902050308020
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM San Marino 00000000000000080600 Saudi Arabia 406050100181130251274402220 Serbia 00000000000007080305 Serbia and 00000000000300000000 Montenegro Seychelles 000010404020906050110 Singapore 3,253 1 3,342 2 4,254 0 4,838 1 5,065 2 4,844 8 5,383 28 6,011 38 5,952 96 6,400 7 Slovakia 020100070431902101111202 Slovenia 1001054110240250190620158047 South Africa 33 0 22 0 10 0 11 5 68 0 23 0 25 0 103 0 48 0 40 0 Spain 27 115 30 147 64 163 15 171 39 229 31 239 38 269 21 282 27 194 30 198 Sri Lanka 10801020050102014017060 State of 00000000001000000000 Micronesia Sweden 60 183 52 142 62 158 32 96 57 161 28 246 54 277 75 275 73 241 49 272 Switzerland 290 1,143 149 1,389 202 1,043 144 921 160 1,211 150 1,367 205 1,639 245 1,704 173 1,270 225 1,565 Syrian Arab 00400030210017011004 Republic Taiwan 259 0 275 0 226 0 261 0 263 0 300 8 252 1 300 0 217 3 412 0 Thailand 71 0 78 6 89 0 104 0 74 3 88 3 144 0 95 1 111 1 102 3 The Former 00000000010000000000 Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia Trinidad and 00000000001000000000 Tobago Tunisia 00000000040000002000 Turkey 0 42 1 123 0 107 12 80 15 117 10 243 3 162 7 247 4 129 5 125 Turks and Caico 10000060300000000000 Islands Tuvalu 00000000000004000000 Uganda 00000000000000000100 Ukraine 0002012016150701001001306 United Arab 5 0 11 0 23 0 47 0 39 0 94 1 60 0 113 0 30 2 63 0 Emirates United Kingdom 793 367 482 454 534 337 475 601 682 746 554 1,101 683 1,232 657 1,376 624 783 529 757
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM United States of 4,222 16 3,298 55 3,279 41 3,241 575 3,564 1,307 4,202 1,549 4,378 1,685 3,369 1,779 2,757 1,395 3,577 1,438 America Uruguay 50000010000020000050 Vanuatu 0000000020200000001 0 Venezuela 0000030003010000000 Vietnam 5 0 13 0 20 0 13 0 25 0 9 0 10 11 13 32 6 38 6 26 Virgin Islands, 198 1 137 11 231 1 283 0 241 7 319 0 281 0 230 15 227 12 219 24 British Yugoslavia 00000001050100000000 Unknown / 002030412705614000000 Others
Legend N ‐ National applications M ‐ Applications filed under Madrid Protocol
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3 Trade Marks Registrations According to Country of Applicant (2001-2010)
Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Afghanistan 00001000000000000000 Albania 00000000010000000030 Andorra 10000000000050000040 Antigua and 00000000202000000000 Barbuda Argentina 909011015020060100700030 Armenia 00000000000101002100 Aruba 003025030400060000020 Australia 418 0 409 17 519 192 241 211 274 232 210 564 351 484 256 556 295 561 186 368 Austria 45 0 54 64 32 224 9 126 8 151 7 182 6 221 6 269 15 180 1 153 Bahamas 19 0 25 0 15 0 19 1 22 6 16 3 15 0 14 1 21 6 39 4 Bahrain 00002001202020605000 Bangladesh 00001000000000203040 Barbados 5030220140607161516142 Belarus 00100000050000000100 Belgium 62 0 97 105 61 210 10 105 23 133 15 166 12 146 7 239 18 173 8 162 Belize 00120100000000000002 Benelux 00000000000001000000 Bermuda 54 0 66 0 104 0 25 1 37 1 59 0 78 2 47 11 39 3 51 2 Brazil 27 0 28 0 66 0 25 0 15 0 25 0 50 0 35 0 39 4 16 0 British West 30101013703040500000 Indies Brunei 2000290100500040306050 Darussalam Bulgaria 0010270110902613501321526 Cambodia 00100010200000000000 Canada 117 0 143 0 214 0 112 9 107 12 108 9 141 4 104 3 133 5 103 8 Cayman Islands 32 0 63 1 51 0 51 0 95 3 45 4 125 0 301 1 131 19 161 7
Channel Islands 12 0 11 0 22 0601030101506020 Chile 908024040901002008011060
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM China 116 0 158 67 0000146284164663344679278747 344613 307614 Columbia 50202000104020503000 Cook Islands 40502000000020000000 Costa Rica 00000000000000001020 Croatia 001010011001115142000 Cuba 607066360401010061020 Cyprus 10 0 10 0 10 0631404626417423116 Czech Republic 00001130112161242351246825019 Czechoslovakia 70325020000000000000 Democratic 00000000000000003000 People's Republic of Korea Denmark 102 0 88 74 104 131 23 78 32 113 30 134 29 185 24 239 51 223 5 109 Dominican 10000000000000000000 Republic Ecuador 00000000100000100000 Egypt 00002000701000002000 Estonia 00010100100000060006 European 000000000000000000100 FijiUi 00003010100020000000 Finland 83 6 73 57 79 158 16 56 6 61 5 104 25 124 17 98 44 122 2 149 France 835 1 815 608 689 1,146 236 1,086 146 963 127 1,441 157 1,331 156 1,392 161 1,254 131 1,105 Georgia 00000000000000000300 Germany 1,196 9 1,129 1,001 927 2,476 223 2,475 191 1,980 147 2,922 280 2,716 152 2,876 162 3,060 87 1,893 Gibraltar 40622210205053560310 Greece 4050626833212132535918031035 Guam 00000000000000100000 Guernsey 000000000000700070120 Guyana 10000000000000000000 Holy See 00000000000000000008 Hong Kong 258 0 368 0 587 0 245 0 340 1 277 0 425 10 396 1 350 0 385 0 SAR
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Hungary 505151915463111628716164017 Iceland 0012000105120124190532210 India 42 0 60 0 115 2 53 0 83 0 89 1 135 0 159 6 182 1 105 2 Indonesia 103 0 96 0 149 0 117 0 228 0 88 2 130 2 141 2 114 0 81 4 Iran (Islamic 0000000001012093240843 Republic of) Ireland 72 0 51 1 72 22 22 23 27 26 46 50 26 59 11 70 40 53 140 62 Isle of Man 13 0 5 0 25 09040140360290300480 Israel 26 0 25 0 35 0 17 0 22 0 25 2 47 0 48 3 17 1 20 0 Italy 389 0 309 267 225 855 53 803 44 739 39 1,172 88 1,241 67 1,113 58 1,121 34 730 Jamaica 101010000000100020110 Japan 1,804 0 1,881 87 2,942 266 1,637 322 1,488 357 1,154 608 1,575 807 1,119 735 1,441 845 1,422 670 Jersey 0000000000004018060011 Jordan 00001000100010100000 Kuwait 1010100020009090140110 Latvia 000201000503000004014 Lebanon 00102000202000000300 Liberia 00000000103000000000 Liechtenstein 34 0 43 9 69 60 21 36 63 20 15 104 34 109 9 157 9 56 7 41 Lithuania 00001000000000040200 Luxembourg 49 0 41 18 63 66 25 86 34 123 23 150 22 73 25 226 47 131 16 128 Macau SAR 20000010102020002010 Madagascar 00000000000000000100 Malaysia 218 0 301 0 509 0 311 0 369 0 368 3 547 3 351 4 501 0 417 0 Malta 101100010001520502666 Marshall 000000000011400800014 MauritiusIl d 9 0 17 0 22 0608010029080180100 Mexico 16 0 19 0 39 0 10 0 151 0 213 0 21 0 13 0 24 0 14 0 Monaco 11 0 5 20 6 14 392601942623564149 Mongolia 00000010002000000000 Morocco 000002010101006020504 Mozambique 00000000000003000000
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Myanmar 00100000100000002030 Nepal 00000000000000000020 Netherlands 334 0 358 163 260 379 86 361 62 282 43 549 80 446 139 562 98 472 80 373 Netherlands 1801623535496122392153628217 Antilles New Herbrides 00000000002020000000
New Zealand 57 0 70 1 148 0 72 0 80 2 83 5 115 1 77 5 42 6 36 4 Nigeria 00000000000010407000 Northern 10000010000010000000 NorwayIl d 46 0 37 15 27 54 12 27 13 36 6 99 13 141 9 125 15 232 12 127 Oman 00000000000020005030 Pakistan 10502000201071103010 Panama 605070507011104020212130 Papua New 00000020400000000008 Guinea Paraguay 00020000000000000000 Peru 00000000000000000010 Philippines 13 0 15 0 15 0 5 3 21 0 26 0 23 0 31 0 42 0 30 0 Poland 40457102126282377251016326141 Portugal 10 0 9 17 19 26 4 8 13 34 3 28 3 45 1 34 7 45 1 33 Puerto Rico 12 0 10 08040000030000000 Qatar 0000000012000101003030 Republic of 147 0 158 0 246 0 158 20 139 30 178 41 243 107 273 87 258 87 241 117 Korea Republic of 00000202000400030001 Moldova Republic of 00105000000000000000 Yemen Romania 0010080218010160901003 Russian 0 0 1 19 1 40 0 171 1 49 0 85 1 67 1 116 0 148 1 109 Federation Saint Kitts and 00000000000002002000 Nevis Samoa 20101020407070103060
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM San Marino 001000000000000001001 Saudi Arabia 603090150100121140191271351 Serbia 00000000000001030706 Serbia and 00000000000500000000 Montenegro Seychelles 70601000504090306040 Singapore 2,487 0 3,387 1 5,735 0 4,063 0 4,146 8 3,855 10 5,437 21 4,524 33 5,072 72 4,950 50 Slovakia 000102040601031901511405 Slovenia 001001111319017015030080058 South Africa 34 0 37 0 51 0 9 5 26 0 44 0 37 0 22 0 51 0 16 0 Spain 95 0 107 68 114 175 42 162 26 166 22 212 33 236 21 251 34 255 24 160 Sri Lanka 12 0 12 0 10 0 4 0 11 0 30207016040 Sweden 184 6 252 86 193 160 57 150 48 120 35 193 52 232 69 284 45 268 63 227 Switzerland 845 27 859 729 623 1,442 242 952 148 993 134 1,510 203 1,325 201 1,740 201 1,512 193 1,287 Syrian Arab 00002000500010060211 Republic Taiwan 246 0 346 0 481 0 239 0 214 0 216 6 338 3 282 0 265 3 273 0 Thailand 83 0 69 0 142 6 79 0 94 0 54 3 108 3 101 0 119 1 117 0 The Former 00000000010000000000 Yugoslav Rep of Macedonia Tunisia 50002000000200000000 Turkey 8 0 1 10 6 46 2 101 8 94 14 98 12 202 9 128 5 187 0 105 Turks and 00300030204000000000 Caico Islands Tuvalu 00000000000000040000 Uganda 00000000000000000001 Ukraine 00000201308011801001706 United Arab 11 0 8 0 23 0 17 0 47 0 41 0 92 1 65 0 67 2 49 0 Emirates United Kingdom 1,062 1 1,409 216 1,425 466 546 433 534 475 511 967 763 1,110 517 1,262 515 1,071 573 608 United States of 4,489 0 5,237 10 7,550 49 3,289 178 3,387 551 3,165 1,384 4,671 1,647 3,707 1,553 2,883 1,447 2,595 1,124 America Uruguay 00000000001010100000
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Country / 2001 2002 2003 20042005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNMNM Vanuatu 10000000000000000000 Venezuela 10000010300030100000 Vietnam 00401801601702201531218735334 Virgin Islands, 171 0 299 1 394 11 210 0 301 5 248 7 331 0 198 12 224 18 210 4 British Unknown / 210007010302209000000 Others
Legend N ‐ National applications M ‐ Applications filed under Madrid Protocol
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4 Top 10 Filers of Trade Mark Applications (by class)
2010 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 COMITE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE CH 238 TEMASEK HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED 175 2 TEMASEK HOLDINGS (PRIVATE) LIMITED SG 175 OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION 73 LIMITED 3 GENTING INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED IM 155 FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED 48 SATS LTD SINGAPORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 4 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 82 MACROSERVE PTE LTD 42 5 ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC US 79 SINGAPORE POST LIMITED 41 SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 6 OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED 73 TWG TEA COMPANY PTE LTD 35 SG 7 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED KY 72 EBIX SINGAPORE PTE LTD 30 8 ROBERTO CAVALLI SPA IT 71 ARMF II (TAMPINES) PTE LTD 27 MEDIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE
9 GLAXOSMITHKLINE TRADING SERVICES LIMITED IE 68 BEE CHENG HIANG HUP CHONG FOODSTUFF PTE 24 LTD MOHAMED MUSTAFA & SAMSUDDIN CO PTE LTD GUIDE DOGS ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD 10 The SUNRIDER CORPORATION DBA SUNRIDER 64 MERITUS TRADEMARKS PTE LTD 23 INTERNATIONAL US
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2009 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 NINTENDO CO, LTD JP 164 GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE 93 2 KABUSHIKI KAISHA HITACHI SEISAKUSHO (D/B/A 118 COMEDY CLUB PRODUCTION PTE 90 HITACHI, LTD) JP 3 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 107 NETWORK FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS 62 (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 4 AUDI AG DE 103 SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 55 5 ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED KY 97 DATUM PACIFIC INC PTE LTD 50 6 GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE SG 93 SINGAPORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 48 7 COMEDY CLUB PRODUCTION PTE SG 90 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED 46 8 AKRAPOVIC IGOR SI 70 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 40 9 ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA LIMITED GB 69 MUSIM MAS HOLDINGS PTE LTD 34 NOVARTIS AG CH NEW LOOK LIMITED GB 10 NETWORK FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS 62 CAPITALAND LIMITED 32 (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD SG OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED
2008 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG DE 143 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD 70 2 LOUIS DREYFUS TRADEMARKS BV NL 133 FOR WORLD PEACE PTE LTD 58 3 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 129 PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD, SINGAPORE (PUB) 51 SENTOSA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL 4 RED BULL GMBH AT 100 SPH MAGAZINES PTE LTD 50 5 OBSCHESTVO S OGRANITCHENNOI 97 FRASER AND NEAVE, LIMITED 47 OTVETSTVENNOSTYOU "KOMPANIA "BAZOVIY ELEMENT" RU 6 SONY CORPORATION JP 94 RAFFLES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 42 7 THE STANDARD BANK OF SOUTH AFRICA LIMITED ZA 78 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 39 LTD 8 THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA IN 75 OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION 38 LIMITED 9 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY TECHNOLOGY PTE LTD SG 70 SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 37 10 HONDA GP LIMITED GB 69 CEMENTAID (SEA) PTE LTD 35 POPULAR BOOK COMPANY PTE LTD
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2007 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP US 285 NETWORK FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS 60 (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 2 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC US 152 BIG BOX CORPORATION PTE LTD 53 3 ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE EQUITIES, INC US 147 OVERSEA-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION 48 LIMITED 4 ALIBABA.COM CORPORATION KY 138 THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF 45 SINGAPORE 5 COMITE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIQUE CH 89 CAPITALAND LIMITED 40 6 FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL 76 ORBEXCORP (ASIA) PTE LTD 38 ASSOCIATION (FIFA) CH SINGAPORE EXCHANGE LIMITED 7 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 75 RAFFLES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 36 SPH SEARCH PTE LTD 8 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE SA CH 65 GLOBAL ACTIVE LIMITED 35 9 FORMULA ONE LICENSING BV NL 64 SINGAPORE POST LIMITED 32 UNION DES ASSOCIATIONS EUROPEENNES DE FOOTBALL (UEFA) CH 10 BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT DE 63 LIVELIFE INTERNATIONAL (2002) PTE LTD 31
2006 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC US 491 FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED 58 2 VENETIAN VENTURE DEVELOPMENT INTERMEDIATE I 119 STRATEGIC POLICY OFFICE, PUBLIC SERVICE 56 CD DIVISION, PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE 3 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC US 111 CAPITALAND LIMITED 53 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED 4 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG DE 110 SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 42 5 AUDI AG DE 89 BLUETOFFEE PTE LTD 40 6 THE COCA COLA COMPANY US 79 SINGAPORE SPORTS COUNCIL 38 7 COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE LA CROIX-ROUGE CH 76 BATA SHOE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 36 8 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 70 MEDIACORP TV12 SINGAPORE PTE LTD 34 9 BP PLC GB 69 MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE INTERNATIONAL 29 LIMITED ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES LIMITED 10 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE SA CH 67 C.K. TANG LIMITED 26
Top 10 Filers of Trade Mark Applications (by class) 20 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2005 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 GRUPO BIMBO SA DE CV DE 382 CEREBOS PACIFIC LIMITED 81 2 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG DE 125 SINGAPORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 56 3 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 107 RAFFLES HOLDINGS LIMITED 49 4 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC US 104 CAPITALAND LIMITED 45 5 LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP US 102 77TH STREET (S) PTE LTD 38 6 MICROSOFT CORPORATION US 91 MEDIACORP RADIO SINGAPORE PTE LTD 34 7 DORMA GMBH & CO KG DE 84 FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED 33 8 CEREBOS PACIFIC LIMITED SG 81 C.S. LEWIS PTE LTD 28 9 TABCORP HOLDINGS LIMITED AU 72 BREADTALK PTE LTD 25 FAT UNICORN PTE LTD 10 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC US 61 NETWORK FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSFERS (S) PTE 20 LTD SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
2004 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG DE 398 HANGOUT HOTELS PTE LTD 75 2 WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT, INC US 186 STARHUB LTD 60 3 PT BAUMA SUFEI ID 173 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED 59 4 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 104 TUNG LOK MILLENNIUM PTE LTD 41 5 DISTRIBUTION & MARKETING GMBH AT 96 JESSLYN K. CAKES INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD 34 FOOT LOCKER RETAIL, INC US 6 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (ALSO TRADING AS SONY 87 SEMBCORP INDUSTRIES 33 CORPORATION) JP SINGAPORE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS 7 HANGOUT HOTELS PTE LTD SG 75 GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE 30 WAY COMPANY PTE LTD
8 DISNEY ENTERPRISE, INC US 74 SUNFLOWER INTERNATIONAL HOSPITALITY 29 SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED 9 HENKEL KGAA DE 73 BATEY (PTE) LTD 24 FAT UNICORN PTE LTD 10 THE CARTOON NETWORK LP, LLLP US 71 RSH HOLDINGS PTE LTD 22 SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD UNITED OIL COMPANY PTE LTD
Top 10 Filers of Trade Mark Applications (by class) 21 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2003 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG DE 627 MEDIACORP RADIO SINGAPORE PTE LTD 156 2 DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC US 505 KUOK OILS & GRAINS PTE LTD 59 3 MEDIACORP RADIO SINGAPORE PTE LTD SG 156 SEMBCORP LOGISTICS LTD 32 4 OTKRYTOE AKTSIONERNOE OBCHTCHESTVO 135 FACES DE ORIENT GROUP PTE LTD 31 "GAZPROM" RU 5 MICROSOFT CORPORATION US 90 C. S. LEWIS PTE LTD 28 6 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE SA CH 73 SENG HONG CO (PTE) LTD 25 7 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (ALSO TRADING AS SONY 69 HOE SENG HUAT HARDWARE COMPANY (PRIVATE) 24 CORPORATION) JP LIMITED OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD 8 KABUSHIKI KAISHA WORLD (WORLD CO, LTD) JP 64 LIFEPHARM PTE LTD 23 9 KUOK OILS & GRAINS PTE LTD SG 59 THIS FASHION 21 10 ENBW ENERGIE-VERTRIEBSGESELLSCHAFT MBH DE 57 CEREBOS PACIFIC LIMITED 20
2002 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 104 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 61 2 KONAMI CORPORATION JP 100 OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD 31 3 ABB ASEA BROWN BOVERI LTD CH 96 PSA CORPORATION LIMITED 27 4 SHIMANO, INC JP 82 DIRECTORIES SINGAPORE PTE LIMITED 26 SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 5 DER GRUNE PUNKT DUALES SYSTEM DEUTSCHLAND 76 CROCODILE INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD 23 AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT DE 6 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG DE 72 MOLECULAR ACUPUNCTURE PTE LTD 20 7 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE SA CH 69 PREMAS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 19 8 MARS, INCORPORATED US 62 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND 18 OZONE COMMUNITY CORPORATION JP RESEARCH WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY US SBS TRANSIT LTD 9 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE SG 61 FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED 17
Top 10 Filers of Trade Mark Applications (by class) 22 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
10 MICROSOFT CORPORATION US 60 RAFFLES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 15 SENDO SINGAPORE PTE LTD SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD STARHUB PTE LTD
2001 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG DE 131 RAFFLES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 49 2 BOEING MANAGEMENT COMPANY US 121 NCS PTE LTD 29 3 KONAMI CORPORATION JP 116 JJ DRINKS MANUFACTURING PTE LTD 27 4 MERCK KGAA DE 88 STAMFORD LAND CORPORATION LTD 22 5 WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT, 87 CEREBOS PACIFIC LIMITED 20 INC US FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED 6 JOHNSON & JOHNSON US 82 SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS LIMITED 18 WAY COMPANY PTE LTD 7 ZURICH VERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT ("ZURICH" 75 VOLUME INTERACTIONS PTE LTD 16 COMPAGNIE D'ASSURANCES) ("ZURIGO" COMPAGNIA DI ASSICURAZIONI) (ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY) ("ZURICH" COMPANIA DE SEGUROS) CH 8 NOVARTIS AG CH 72 ORGANIZATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL (S) 15 PTE LTD SINGAPORE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD 9 BLOOMBERG LP US 66 LATTICEKEY SOLUTIONS PTE LTD 14 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (ALSO TRADING AS SONY PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION CORPORATION) JP STARHUB LTD 10 MARS, INCORPORATED US 62 AKI HABARA ELECTRIC CORPORATION PTE LTD 13 MEDIACORP PTE LTD PHOENIX COMMUNICATIONS PTE LTD PSB CORPORATION PTE LTD RON KAUFMAN PTE LTD THE NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION
Top 10 Filers of Trade Mark Applications (by class) 23 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
5 Trade Mark applications (by class) according to the Nice Classification
Class Goods and Services 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 Chemicals used in industry etc 463 392 455 450 458 582 642 663 508 536 2 Paints, varnishes, lacquers etc 138 141 167 204 220 159 188 232 150 165 3 Cleaning preparations, soaps, perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics etc 1,066 1,188 1,353 1,390 1,582 1,672 1,675 1,742 1,419 1,675 4 Industrial oils and greases, lubricants etc 131 136 142 147 146 175 189 244 176 172 5 Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations etc 1,230 1,347 1,217 1,260 1,501 1,559 1,578 1,700 1,550 1,716 6 Common metals and their alloys etc 217 254 297 322 396 456 558 570 420 392 7 Machines and machine tools etc 414 480 547 574 674 783 919 1,003 815 756 8 Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors 94 124 122 189 177 194 181 208 202 173 9 Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic etc 2,786 2,358 2,333 2,560 3,070 3,245 3,430 3,482 2,950 3,121 10 Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, 324 369 366 420 481 552 544 537 468 544 artificial limbs etc 11 Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, etc 349 434 512 538 607 630 690 707 621 718 12 Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water 400 359 359 393 458 518 565 648 564 591 13 Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks 24 26 18 11 7 19 27 35 27 32 14 Precious metals and their alloys etc 364 489 514 516 632 704 759 757 625 669 15 Musical instruments 12 33 34 22 32 37 39 35 28 27 16 Paper, cardboard etc 1,077 964 1,038 1,201 1,222 1,291 1,367 1,449 1,163 1,225 17 Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica etc 183 178 213 231 249 301 309 317 263 259 18 Leather and imitations of leather etc 367 498 550 521 687 778 853 831 684 757 19 Building materials (non-metallic); non-metallic rigid pipes for building etc 181 171 193 189 217 224 252 389 254 266 20 Furniture, mirrors, picture frames etc 224 276 281 304 368 425 467 501 367 427 21 Household or kitchen utensils and containers etc 195 232 322 362 384 402 419 461 363 425 22 Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails etc 22 45 36 37 67 42 65 88 45 48 23 Yarns and threads, for textile use 23 25 31 42 34 38 28 54 22 23 24 Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; bed and table 154 204 206 232 273 346 320 297 226 226 covers etc 25 Clothing, footwear, headgear 842 1,083 1,147 1,450 1,583 1,659 1,612 1,696 1,299 1,544 26 Lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes etc 42 58 54 62 106 86 110 116 101 111 27 Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum etc 50 50 64 60 35 53 68 86 74 60 28 Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles etc 409 551 472 586 663 625 632 638 587 635 29 Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts etc 490 482 578 593 768 637 693 692 638 772 30 Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, powder; salt etc 751 788 886 961 1,005 1,044 1,012 1,060 965 1,103
Trade Mark applications (by class) according to the Nice Classification 24 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Class Goods and Services 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 31 Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains for animals; 115 122 171 150 209 189 209 243 198 197 malt etc 32 Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks etc 306 356 438 490 591 535 509 570 458 535 33 Alcoholic beverages (except beers) etc 203 257 282 381 439 421 460 447 400 390 34 Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches 148 177 155 166 200 223 252 275 184 246 35 Advertising; business management; business administration; office 1,228 1,022 1,147 1,186 1,501 1,715 2,185 2,403 1,956 2,170 functions 36 Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs 740 574 522 641 787 923 1,288 1,293 958 1,084 37 Building construction; repair; installation services 436 370 400 381 452 538 679 818 603 602 38 Telecommunications 765 505 529 546 554 657 758 802 637 611 39 Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement 278 309 307 304 354 454 546 567 480 457 40 Treatment of materials 126 158 218 160 180 228 304 323 244 254 41 Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural 952 914 977 1,098 1,353 1,502 1,674 1,829 1,657 1,611 activities 42 Scientific and technological services and research and design relating 1,935 1,054 972 1,001 1,142 1,360 1,528 1,631 1,352 1,427 thereto etc 43 Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation 0 294 363 542 693 743 864 907 873 1,064 44 Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for 0 164 227 273 325 389 440 505 436 419 human beings etc 45 Legal services; personal and social services rendered by others to meet 0 64 71 100 104 133 273 359 252 246 the needs of individuals etc
Trade Mark applications (by class) according to the Nice Classification 25 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
6 Top 10 Trade Mark classes filed - Overall filers
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Rank Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. 1 9 2,786 9 2,358 9 2,333 9 2,560 9 3,070 9 3,245 9 3,430 9 3,482 9 2,950 9 3,121 2 42 1,935 5 1,347 3 1,353 25 1,450 25 1,583 35 1,715 35 2,185 35 2,403 35 1,956 35 2,170 3 5 1,230 3 1,188 5 1,217 3 1,390 3 1,582 3 1,672 3 1,675 41 1,829 41 1,657 5 1,716 4 35 1,228 25 1,083 25 1,147 5 1,260 5 1,501 25 1,659 41 1,674 3 1,742 5 1,550 3 1,675 35 35 5 16 1,077 42 1,054 16 1,038 16 1,201 41 1,353 5 1,559 25 1,612 5 1,700 3 1,419 41 1,611 6 3 1,066 35 1,022 41 977 35 1,186 16 1,222 41 1,502 5 1,578 25 1,696 42 1,352 25 1,544 7 41 952 16 964 42 972 41 1,089 42 1,142 42 1,360 42 1,528 42 1,631 25 1,299 42 1,427 8 25 842 41 914 30 886 42 1,001 30 1,005 16 1,291 16 1,367 16 1,448 16 1,163 16 1,225 9 38 765 30 788 29 578 30 961 36 787 30 1,044 36 1,288 36 1,293 30 965 30 1,103 10 30 751 36 574 18 550 29 593 29 768 36 923 30 1,012 30 1,060 36 958 36 1,084
Top 10 Trade Mark classes filed - Local filers
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Rank Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. 1 42 420 9 340 35 345 25 410 9 447 35 417 35 549 35 557 41 602 35 623 2 9 280 25 279 41 315 9 359 41 414 41 392 41 459 41 549 35 596 41 600 3 35 251 35 223 9 307 35 343 25 408 25 370 9 404 43 406 43 421 9 460 4 41 233 41 214 25 302 41 315 35 370 9 330 43 326 9 400 9 396 43 459 5 30 216 30 199 30 260 30 276 43 295 43 282 25 318 25 351 16 334 16 326 6 25 207 16 175 5 201 16 260 16 252 30 245 16 261 16 295 25 309 25 317 7 16 197 42 171 16 194 43 252 30 251 16 227 30 244 30 280 30 260 30 312 8 29 171 5 156 3 189 29 189 29 222 5 192 42 239 5 219 36 236 42 282 43 42 9 5 127 29 142 29 185 3 176 42 192 42 183 36 226 36 215 42 232 36 256 10 32 99 43 101 42 167 5 150 3 189 29 181 29 191 29 188 29 208 5 244
Top 10 Trade Mark classes filed 26 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
7 Patent Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001-2010)
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Andorra 00000000000000000100 Antigua and 00000000000100010000 Barbuda Argentina 00001000000101211100 Aruba 00010000000000000000 Australia 9 191 54 225 130 184 84 209 45 152 18 176 14 183 17 194 43 129 33 127 Austria 3 10 2 17 0 11 0 20 0 14 1 22 1 43 2 28 10 28 4 31 Bahamas 01122300110001002004 Barbados 010304050051210112168428 Belgium 4 54 0 52 2 39 2 56 0 63 4 80 11 118 9 74 29 70 26 78 Belize 00000000000000001000 Bermuda 131304592915241701218 Brazil 0305140912260501106111 Brunei 10000000000000000000 Darussalam Bulgaria 00000000020001020000 Canada 7 52 1 61 2 65 18 69 109 103 79 100 81 78 103 68 61 74 46 84 Cayman 03061535073132140327 Islands Chile 00000000000000010010 China 1 8 6 26 6 21 9 32 11 22 8 44 10 65 17 54 10 64 24 72 Columbia 00000000000000000100 Croatia 04040201000103000000 Cuba 01000503240001090401 Cyprus 00000300010202060322 Czech 01011125030105050606 Republic Democratic 00000001020000000000 People's Republic of Korea Denmark 0 35 0 52 0 44 1 46 2 64 1 60 3 78 10 82 6 53 10 61
Patent Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 27 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Ecuador 00000010000000000000 Egypt 00000000010104000100 Estonia 00010000000000000000 Finland 3 19 2 63 2 69 1 44 4 34 8 76 5 118 11 90 20 48 15 50 France 63 201 22 166 25 171 22 136 42 173 51 190 58 219 62 236 63 237 90 301 Germany 64 503 70 495 81 426 58 410 68 500 66 458 89 460 105 484 110 400 151 476 Gibraltar 02010100020000010000 Greece 02000201020000050000 Hong Kong 17351270130153833161418380 SAR Hungary 0501020805012080911317 Iceland 00000000000003012916 India 5 15 1 14 0 30 2 25 0 32 6 32 4 50 4 52 4 32 10 45 Indonesia 01030102301010000111 Ireland 3 16 0 8 1 13 0 23 0 25 3 25 4 47 2 28 6 25 13 21 Isle of Man 00000000000000001100 Israel 11 34 7 42 4 48 4 62 8 60 5 70 5 88 3 87 8 60 17 45 Italy 12 59 2 59 3 70 10 82 8 86 12 68 8 89 19 78 15 72 19 72 Japan 1,046 821 780 802 528 743 532 674 519 891 379 882 390 916 318 906 356 827 361 892 Kazakhstan 00000000000100000000 Latvia 00000001000100000003 Lebanon 00000000010000000000 Liechtenstein 0512160507120506010105 Lithuania 00000000000000000001 Luxembourg 03141701601001019062308 Macau SAR 00000000000010000000 Malaysia 16 1 3 3 16 1 13 7 12 6 13 8 12 6 11 10 14 13 19 14 Malta 00010000000002001100 Mauritius 10000010111000100320 Mexico 02020202000615020201 Monaco 02070000020102000010 Morocco 00000000000000000001
Patent Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 28 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Netherlands 14 176 25 183 139 166 197 151 116 179 102 260 86 220 80 214 46 130 50 163 Netherlands 071112204150755351000 Antilles New Zealand 1 21 2 22 5 21 0 23 4 16 7 30 5 18 3 16 4 11 7 18 Nigeria 00000000000000000100 Norway 3 30 1 24 0 26 1 37 0 18 1 31 1 33 2 27 11 20 12 38 Oman 00000000000002001000 Panama 00010000010100140011 Philippines 00000301100111244130 Poland 02000101000002000000 Portugal 00000502021104040703 Puerto Rico 00000000000204131011 Republic of 45 46 53 48 25 38 35 50 41 101 46 98 70 113 48 84 43 78 34 86 Korea Republic of 00010000000000000000 Yemen Romania 00000000000000010000 Russian 1501404031312070100728 Federation Saint Kitts and 00000000000000010000 Nevis Samoa 00000010000000000000 San Marino 00000000000000000002 Saudi Arabia 00011101100000250311 Serbia 00000000000000010001 Seychelles 00000000010204001202 Singapore 446 78 511 121 502 124 509 132 435 134 404 222 455 241 535 258 510 240 595 297 Slovakia 00010000000000010200 Slovenia 00000102030001020010 South Africa 28070803312014142828010 Spain 1819012016013137222224722627 Sri Lanka 00000000001000000010 Sweden 4 126 2 121 1 91 5 106 1 101 9 144 15 153 63 204 107 133 17 111
Patent Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 29 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Switzerland 80 184 47 207 56 201 68 242 64 337 102 345 129 402 84 427 108 400 101 400 Taiwan 81 4 71 2 133 4 182 4 149 7 91 7 114 11 93 10 74 8 94 11 Thailand 11210300101131312212 Trinidad and 00000000000000000200 Tobago Tunisia 00000010000000000000 Turkey 02010000010404000101 Ukraine 02000000000000000110 United Arab 00010102000400100000 Emirates United 32 305 39 319 28 269 29 231 43 261 42 295 38 281 47 317 64 216 78 243 Kingdom United States 715 2,467 516 2,671 492 2,697 535 2,595 684 2,700 691 3,051 861 3,225 875 3,116 711 2,729 970 2,932 of America Uruguay 10000003000000000000 Vanuatu 00000000001000100000 Virgin Islands, 419522191102518413691191019 British Virgin Islands 00000012000000690000 (US) Unknown / 000000000017807011100 Others
Legend N ‐ National applications P ‐ PCT applications entering National Phase
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8 Patent Grants According to Country of Applicant (2001-2010)
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Antigua and 00000000000001000100 Barbuda Argentina 00000000100000000000 Aruba 00000001000000000200 Australia 56 56 12 87 9 77 6 207 6 201 17 217 44 149 81 109 89 106 10 98 Austria 3 6 6 17 3 4 4 12 2 14 3 11 1 23 0 20 0 14 0 18 Bahamas 20110101130012110001 Barbados 0100010005040113336817 Belgium 36 24 27 38 2 35 3 39 0 46 1 43 2 56 7 37 2 35 0 32 Belize 00000000000201010000 Bermuda 01100116070608070100 Brazil 0212020101001027012402 Bulgaria 00000000000002000001 Canada 28 20 13 43 2 31 1 37 1 62 5 83 30 104 77 58 41 30 26 38 Cayman 10000203000315262106 Islands Chile 00000000000000000001 China 293744216222326431743729740 Cook Islands 00000000010000000000 Croatia 00020103010000010000 Cuba 00040000050304100211 Cyprus 00000000050100050102 Czech 00010001010202210102 Republic Denmark 5 12 2 25 0 15 1 29 1 47 1 55 0 52 0 46 1 41 1 50 Egypt 00000000000000000100 Finland 18 25 8 29 1 13 1 44 1 64 0 62 5 56 3 28 6 57 5 53 France 154 100 83 175 31 112 32 157 35 166 23 165 33 173 51 119 37 126 35 141 Germany 206 174 159 349 39 239 45 393 48 377 48 384 65 477 51 269 40 274 62 204 Gibraltar 00200100020102010001 Greece 02020100000101000200
Patent Grants According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 31 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Hong Kong 60415232931531011713132 SAR Hungary 030110000308012130804 Iceland 10000001000000000201 India 201335112424124024233425220 Indonesia 10010003100201200010 Ireland 872801206011323121612220013 Israel 11 22 12 35 8 26 3 28 6 42 4 42 6 69 4 53 2 41 3 35 Italy 26 31 17 31 4 33 8 46 4 62 2 90 10 81 4 44 5 43 5 44 Japan 1,556 390 1,236 588 553 340 654 601 830 786 633 869 552 865 455 724 317 686 252 474 Kuwait 00100000000000000000 Latvia 00000000000001010000 Lebanon 10000000000001000000 Liechtenstein 31341104052607031402 Luxembourg 01461404060805090509 Macau SAR 00000000000000000010 Malaysia 41411043837710791010686 Malta 10000001000000010000 Mauritius 00000000000001101000 Mexico 10010000020200040200 Monaco 01010202020103000100 Netherlands 153 72 106 156 29 129 32 162 39 198 85 190 195 176 175 141 85 139 31 95 Netherlands 49101213154775103503242420 Antilles New Zealand 4 4 1 13 0 13 1 17 0 18 6 21 3 23 2 14 1525 Norway 6 23 3 28 0 16 3 23 1 29 1 37 2 26 1 16 0 31 2 14 Oman 00000100000000000100 Panama 00010000000001000000 Philippines 10003000001100001100 Poland 01000200000201010200 Portugal 00000001010303000103 Puerto Rico 00000000000100010410
Patent Grants According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 32 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Republic of 35 23 34 16 31 24 24 34 34 39 40 62 44 121 38 86 25 67 40 60 Korea Russian 01011315380012130408 Federation Saint Kitts and 00000000000000010001 Nevis Saint Vincent 00000000000001000100 and The Grenadines San Marino 10000000000000000000 Saudi Arabia 00000100010110001001 Serbia 00000000000000000100 Seychelles 00000001000105030200 Singapore 150 17 195 48 135 40 320 80 417 138 291 147 274 193 315 186 259 214 184 185 Slovakia 00000000000000000100 Slovenia 00010000010203010100 South Africa 3 3 0 10 06161501009151115 Spain 223807250110170260901415 Sri Lanka 00000000000000001000 Sweden 60 45 22 119 2 80 5 82 4 99 1 101 2 80 4 71 5 82 3 76 Switzerland 197 78 170 126 59 96 60 151 72 206 53 267 84 277 67 244 64 217 61 196 Taiwan 44 2 31 2 23 0 44 0 52 5 65 5 108 5 156 2 83 4 49 5 Thailand 00101031000000002122 Turkey 01000000020001040101 Turks and 00000000010000000000 Caicos Islands Ukraine 00020000000000000001 United Arab 00000000010201020100 Emirates United 154 160 82 279 24 161 19 208 31 238 21 228 17 238 42 141 26 158 20 142 Kingdom United States 1,815 1,053 1,119 1,882 498 1,342 466 1,768 472 2,572 356 2,411 427 2,077 515 1,566 332 1,568 244 1,254 of America Venezuela 00000000001000000000
Patent Grants According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 33 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy NPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNPNP Virgin Islands, 17811203814081121103102454 British Virgin Islands 00000132002012000100 (US) Unknown / 00300000000001110100 Others
Legend N ‐ National applications P ‐ PCT applications entering National Phase
Patent Grants According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 34 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
9 Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications
2010 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 642 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 282 2 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND 282 GLOBALFOUNDRIES SINGAPORE PTE LTD 54 RESEARCH SG 3 MONDOBIOTECH LABORATORIES AG LI 101 STATS CHIPPAC LTD 46 NOVARTIS AG CH 4 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY US 94 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 27 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 5 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION US 91 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 24 6 SANOFI-AVENTIS FR 89 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 21 7 F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG CH 83 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 18 8 MICROSOFT CORPORATION US 73 MOLEX SINGAPORE PTE LTD 11 9 EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 69 NG BOON HWEE BERNETTE 8 COMPANY US WD MEDIA (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 10 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC US 66 ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 7
2009 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 407 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 208 2 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND 208 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 92 RESEARCH SG 3 INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION US 119 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 24
4 F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG CH 111 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 23 5 LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION US 108 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 21 6 NOVARTIS AG CH 97 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 15 7 MIKAEL KARDERUD SE 94 ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 11 8 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR 92 MOLEX SINGAPORE PTE LTD 10 MANUFACTURING LTD SG 9 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY US 83 UNITED TEST AND ASSEMBLY CENTER LTD 8 HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD 10 ASTRAZENECA AB SE 71 GONG HAIQING 7
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 35 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2008 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 290 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 118 2 ASTRAZENECA AB SE 127 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 74 3 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND 118 STATS CHIPPAC LTD 48 RESEARCH SG 4 F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG CH 116 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 32 5 RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED CA 110 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 19 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC US 6 MICROSOFT CORPORATION US 99 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 18 7 NOVARTIS AG CH 97 CHENG KIT YEW 13 8 APPLIED MATERIALS, INC US 83 ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 11 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LTD 9 WYETH US 91 STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD 10 10 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 79 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES DYNAMICS PTE LTD 8 TURBINE OVERHAUL SERVICES PTE LTD UNITED TEST AND ASSEMBLY CENTER LTD
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 36 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2007 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 191 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 123 2 F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG CH 124 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 68 3 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND 123 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 37 RESEARCH SG 4 MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC US 117 ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 23 5 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY US 104 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 22 6 ASTRAZENECA AB SE 101 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LTD 10 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 7 WYETH US 93 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 9 8 INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION US 85 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES DYNAMICS PTE LTD 8
9 RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED CA 75 HUI WING FEH 7 10 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD JP 74 ADVANCED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION LIMITED 6 UNITED TEST AND ASSEMBLY CENTER LTD
2006 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG CH 140 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 104 2 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 139 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 50 3 RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED CA 123 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 32 4 SONY CORPORATION JP 115 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 20 5 ASTRAZENECA AB SE 107 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 17 6 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND 104 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 16 RESEARCH SG 7 SHELL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH 95 STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD 10 MAATSCHAPPIJ BV NL 8 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC US 94 ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 9 GUEH HOW KIAP 9 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY US 92 HUI WING FEH 7 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LTD 10 INTEL CORPORATION US 89 ARMREVOLUTION PTE LTD 6 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL ROKKO SYSTEMS PTE LTD TINGGI TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED TREK 2000 INTERNATIONAL LTD
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 37 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2005 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED CA 153 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 66 2 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 147 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 62 CORPORATION US 3 F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AG CH 121 STATS CHIPPAC LTD 29 4 SONY CORPORATION JP 112 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 21 5 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC US 100 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 16 6 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA JP 92 ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 15 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 7 BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT DE 90 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 13 8 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY US 89 STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD 11 9 ASML NETHERLANDS BV NL 86 OKI TECHNO CENTRE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 10 UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 10 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 78 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LTD 6
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 38 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2004 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD AU 146 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 105 2 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 143 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 67 CORPORATION US 3 ASML NETHERLANDS BV NL 119 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 44 4 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 117 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 18 5 TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 114 ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 12 LTD TW KENT RIDGE DIGITAL LABS STATS CHIPPAC LTD 6 SONY CORPORATION JP 113 OKI TECHNO CENTRE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 9 TREK 2000 INTERNATIONAL LTD 7 INTEL CORPORATION US 106 OEI SU KAI 8 8 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR 105 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 6 MANUFACTURING LTD SG SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LTD ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES 9 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY US 103 PAYSETTER PTE LTD 5 ROKKO SYSTEMS PTE LTD SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES DYNAMICS PTE LTD 10 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA JP 76 E-BOOK SYSTEMS PTE LTD 4 EYE-BIZ PTE LTD INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS JAYARAM NARASIMHAN SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD SUMITOMO BAKELITE SINGAPORE PTE LTD SYSTEMS ON SILICONE MANUFACTURING COMPANY PTE LTD
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 39 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2003 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 INTEL CORPORATION US 199 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 79 2 SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTE LTD AU 189 AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH 24 3 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 151 KENT RIDGE DIGITAL LABS 19 CORPORATION US NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 4 SONY CORPORATION JP 122 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 17 STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD 5 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED US 99 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 15 6 ASML NETHERLANDS BV NL 94 ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES 11 7 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY US 83 INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND 8 ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS 8 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR 79 ASM TECHOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 7 MANUFACTURING LTD SG SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LTD SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES MARINE LTD SONY ELECTRONICS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 9 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 77 INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AGROBIOLOGY 5 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES DYNAMICS PTE LTD 10 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC US 76 INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR & CELL BIOLOGY 4 SENSFAB PTE LTD SUMITOMO BAKELITE SINGAPORE PTE LTD TREK 2000 INTERNATIONAL LTD
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 40 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2002 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 INTEL CORPORATION US 170 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 85 2 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY US 129 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 29 3 SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY LTD AU 117 STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD 24 4 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 99 SONY ELECTRONICS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 19 5 SONY CORPORATION JP 97 OKI TECHNO CENTRE (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 17 6 BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT DE 92 NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 15 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC US 7 BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT DE 91 INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND 14 ENGINEERING ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD 8 NTT DOCOMO, INC US 87 DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE 13 9 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR 85 INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS 11 MANUFACTURING LTD SG 10 EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 77 ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD 10 COMPANY US
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 41 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2001 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES 180 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD 88 CORPORATION US 2 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY US 163 INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS 28 3 SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC US 142 KENT RIDGE DIGITAL LABS 24 4 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 141 DATA STORAGE INSTITUTE 18 5 SONY CORPORATION JP 136 SONY ELECTRONICS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 13 ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES LTD 6 INTEL CORPORATION US 101 INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND 12 ENGINEERING STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD 7 BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT DE 92 PLEXUS MULTIMEDIA PTE TLD 10 8 CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR 88 INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AGROBIOLOGY 8 MANUFACTURING LTD SG NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 9 UNI-CHARM CORPORATION US 84 ADVANCED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION LIMITED 6 FCI ASIA TECHOLOGY PTE LTD SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES AEROSPACE LIMITED 10 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY US 79 SINGAPORE TECHNOLOGIES MARINE LIMITED 5
Top 10 Filers of Patent Applications 42 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
10 Patents Granted According to the International Patent Classification (IPC)
Class Field of invention 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) A Human Necessities 17.6 18.6 15.3 15.8 15.1 18.1 20.7 20.4 23.1 26.0 B Performing Operations; Transporting 16.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.8 16.4 15.7 17.1 16.1 C Chemistry; Metallurgy 30.0 27.9 27.4 28.7 27.7 27.9 30.9 28.0 30.0 31.3 D Textiles; Paper 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 E Fixed Constructions 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.4 2.7 2.4 2.9 2.4 2.2 F Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.9 4.6 4.2 4.9 G Physics 21.7 22.0 23.4 22.9 23.8 22.9 23.8 27.1 25.7 22.2 H Electricity 26.4 25.2 22.2 24.0 24.7 21.6 22.0 24.5 25.7 25.8
Total number of grants 7,218 7,584 4,335 5,977 7,677 7,393 7,478 6,286 5,609 4,442
Note: Possible for a patent application to have more than one class
Class Examples A Human Necessities Agriculture, foodstuff, personal or domestic articles B Performing Operations; Transporting Physical or chemical processes or apparatus in general, hand cutting tools, vehicles in general C Chemistry; Metallurgy Inorganic and organic chemistry, treatment of water, waste, etc D Textiles; Paper Yarn, treatment of textiles, paper making E Fixed Constructions Construction of roads, railways or bridges, hydraulic engineering F Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating; Weapons Machines or engines in general G Physics Optics, photography, horology, nuclear physics, nuclear engineering H Electricity Basic electric elements, electric communication techniques
Patents Granted According to the International Patent Classification (IPC) 43 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
11 Industrial Designs Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001-2010)
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy Australia 36 51 17 20 28 9 8 31 10 16 Austria 0000041560 Belgium 51705108190 Brazil 2000321080 Bulgaria 0012000000 Canada 17 2 2 30 843021 Cayman 0003100000 Islands China 4 8 3 14 10 14 10 18 8 13 Cyprus 00000000010 Czech 6643001000 Republic Denmark 6 1 13 10 10 9 11 4 2 8 Egypt 0001000000 Finland 41 70 85 87 61 63 95 30 1 0 France 77 39 48 49 78 83 34 9 16 7 Germany 48 45 73 73 122 45 70 40 26 71 Hong Kong 45 40 32 22 27 53 19 19 20 36 SAR Iceland 0000100000 India 0004531241 Indonesia 1341700713 Ireland 0060000001 Isle of Man 0 15 90000000 Israel 6 2 15 3 0 11 0213 Italy 62 44 34 33 76 52 39 25 24 14 Japan 547 567 678 677 629 230 232 286 184 263 Liechtenstein 3 16 12 19 221000 Luxembourg 0000024190110 Malaysia 28 12 22 27 15 34 24 67 55 50 Malta 00000015000
Industrial Designs Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 44 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy Mauritius 0000100000 Monaco 0000100000 Netherlands 61 55 87 117 125 61 60 34 24 5 New Zealand 333599175214 Norway 259413177812 Philippines 0030000000 Portugal 0207450000 Republic of 10 9 7 15 23 22 11 61 37 22 Korea Russian 0014000001 Federation Saint Kitts and 0001000000 Nevis San Marino 1000000000 Seychelles 0000001100 Singapore 231 241 475 693 594 388 521 354 521 542 South Africa 0001241500 Spain 17 049251203 Sweden 27 9 24 32 24 21 14 34 42 28 Switzerland 90 89 77 97 123 17 42 43 10 23 Taiwan 8 85 7 56 8 9 8 13 9 10 Thailand 16 011022110 Turkey 0000000001 United Arab 0000010000 Emirates United 54 92 79 55 88 26 27 44 9 19 Kingdom United States 153 177 263 155 220 144 188 154 109 180 of America Virgin Islands, 3082125110 British Unknown / 0090000000 Others
Industrial Designs Applications According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 45 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
12 Industrial Designs Registrations According to Country of Applicant (2001-2010)
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy Australia 28 50 27 16 26 13 8 28 12 14 Austria 10 4000410110 Belgium 51154910091 Brazil 0200321035 Bulgaria 0012000000 Canada 15 2 3 2 33 73031 Cayman 0003100000 Islands China 1 6 6 11 12 9 18 16 8 9 Cyprus 0000000007 Czech 0634001000 Republic Denmark 3 4 8 12 13 59838 Egypt 0000100000 Finland 34 65 83 76 76 58 81 52 5 0 France 35 70 48 42 92 77 43 8 15 12 Germany 31 39 83 68 101 68 65 60 25 51 Hong Kong 39 37 28 21 31 27 39 17 21 28 SAR Iceland 0000100000 India 1000913142 Indonesia 0261700713 Ireland 0042000001 Isle of Man 0 0 24 0000000 Israel 6 2 1 15 247203 Italy 30 44 45 35 84 39 45 29 27 9 Japan 401 491 766 603 696 324 246 287 203 214 Liechtenstein 3 12 14 14 903000 Luxembourg 0000023146110 Malaysia 19 17 21 23 18 26 49 27 88 45 Malta 00000001500
Industrial Designs Registrations According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 46 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Country / 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Economy Mauritius 0000100000 Monaco 0000110000 Netherlands 52 50 87 83 171 60 51 46 27 5 New Zealand 0343126195314 Norway 165911377414 Philippines 0030000000 Portugal 0205732000 Republic of 5 11 10 7 22 27 14 13 67 21 Korea Russian 0000000001 Federation Saint Kitts and 0000100000 Nevis Seychelles 0000000200 Singapore 131 230 453 549 692 333 518 391 531 479 South Africa 0001214500 Spain 13 338361203 Sweden 20 15 14 23 43 19 16 34 40 31 Switzerland 73 80 75 101 132 32 34 46 18 18 Taiwan 3 11 11 61 17 5 11 13 9 8 Thailand 16 011022110 Turkey 0000000001 United Arab 0000001000 Emirates United 22 82 90 70 70 42 38 44 7 19 Kingdom United States 101 138 293 165 215 160 197 154 94 175 of America Virgin Islands, 1271416111 British Unknown / 0030000000 Others
Industrial Designs Registrations According to Country of Applicant (2001‐2010) 47 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
13 Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications
2010 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 169 ASPIAL- LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE 169 LTD SG PTE LTD 2 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD SG 122 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD 122 3 VICTAULIC COMPANY US 54 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 45 4 SOO KEE JEWELLERY SG 45 LOVE & CO 31 5 LOVE & CO SG 31 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 11 6 DORMA GMBH + CO KG DE 29 LIM CHEW TEE, SHEENA 10 7 EITAGOLD MANUFACTURERS SDN BHD MY 28 JULIE ROBERTS' PTE LTD 8 8 SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 25 OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD 7 SE 9 ELECOM CO, LTD JP 23 FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED 5 POH HENG JEWELLERY PTE LTD POSTWORX INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD 10 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD JP 21 CRESTAR ENTERPRISE PTE LTD 4 HEAN LEE RADIO SERVICE PTE LTD SINGSUNG PTE LTD W ATELIER PTE LTD
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 48 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2009 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 132 ASPIAL- LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE 132 LTD SG PTE LTD 2 SOO KEE JEWELLERY SG 63 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 63 3 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD SG 39 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD 39 4 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD SG 36 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD 36 5 SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 35 LOVE & CO 14 SE 6 AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION KR 26 LIM CHEW TEE, SHEENA 13 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD JP 7 VICTAULIC COMPANY US 24 JULIE ROBERTS' PTE LTD 12 8 PERUSAHAAN OTOMOBIL NASIONAL SDN BHD 22 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 11 MY SCHWAN-STABILO SCHWANHAEUSSER GMBH & CO KG DE 9 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 21 21 SHUTTERS PTE LTD 9 BONIA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD 10 LEE SOON SENG PLASTIC INDUSTRIES SDN 20 SITOCA DESIGN PTE LTD 6 BHD (MY) SIXTIES DESIGN STUDIO PRIVATE LIMITED
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 49 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2008 Rank Overall filers Number Sixties Design Studio Private Limited Number 1 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 125 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE 125 LTD SG PTE LTD 2 APPLE INC US 56 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD 38 3 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 55 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 22 4 AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION KR 44 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 13 5 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD SG 38 SEOW KHIM POLYTHELENE CO PTE LTD 10 6 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 30 JULIE ROBERTS' PTE LTD 8 7 LEE SOON SENG PLASTIC INDUSTRIES SDN 25 ISUNU PTE LTDSC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) 7 BHD MY PTE LTD 8 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD SG 22 CHAPLIN DESIGN PTE LTD 5 SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB HEGGS INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD SE 9 TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL BV NL 20 IMPACT LIFESTYLE INC PTE LTD 4 MEYSON JEWELLERY PTE LTD THE BESCO BUILDING SUPPLIES (SEA) PTE LTD 10 DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD JP 18 HEAN LEE RADIO SERVICE PTE LTD 3 JSB TECH PRIVATE LIMITED KIM KEAT JEWELLERY FACTORY PTE LTD WONG JIA HUI, SERENE
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 50 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2007 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 177 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE 177 LTD SG PTE LTD 2 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 94 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD 82 3 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD SG 82 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 30 4 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL 50 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD 29 5 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 47 JULIE ROBERTS' PTE LTD 19 6 MICROSOFT COPORATION US 31 HTL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD 13 7 SOO KEE JEWELLERY SG 30 LOVE & CO 11 8 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD SG 29 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 10 9 APPLE INC US 25 MALAYSIA WOODWORKING (PTE) LTD 6 OTO BODYCARE PTE LTD SUNGEI EMAS HARDWARE PTE LTD 10 DEDON GMBH DE 19 HYBRIDMATTER LLP 5 JULIE ROBERTS' PTE LTD SG MEYSON JEWELLERY PTE LTD T.R.B. INTERNATIONAL SA LU OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD
2006 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 78 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE 78 LTD SG PTE LTD 2 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 58 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD 32 3 KONINKLIKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL 51 JULIE ROBERTS' PTE LTD 24 4 SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 32 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 22 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD SG 5 SOCIETE AUNTONOME DE VERRERIES FR 26 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 13 6 JULIE ROBERTS’ PTE LTD SG 24 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD 11 7 T.R.B. INTERNATIONAL SA LU 23 OSIM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 10 8 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD SG 22 OLYMPUS TECHNOLOGIES SINGAPORE PTE 9 LTD 9 TOD’S SPA IT 19 OPTIMUM 3 INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD 8 10 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 15 65 JEWELLERY PTE LTD 7 TROPICANA PRODUCTS, INC US
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 51 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2005 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 233 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE 233 LTD SG PTE LTD 2 KONINKLIKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL 100 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 60
3 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SONY 84 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD 35 CORPORATION) JP 4 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 80 LIM CHUAN POH 13
5 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 61 TIANPO MANAGEMENT PTE LTD 10 6 SOO KEE JEWELLERY SG 60 PROJECTSHOP PTE LTD 9 7 DEDON GMBH DE 43 INKE PTE LTD 8 TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP MONDIAL RARE JEWELS PTE LTD 8 S K JEWELLERY PTE LTD SG 35 GOH CHUEN MENG 7 OSIM INTERNATIONAL LTD 9 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA (TOSHIBA 31 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD 6 CORPORATION) JP IMPACT LIFESTYLE INC PTE LTD WOHA PRIVATE LIMITED 10 KOHLER FRANCE SAS FR 29 ASIAONE DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD 5 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP DE STIJL PTE LTD FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED LIAN WANG TRADING PTE LTD RETRONIC RESOURCES PTE LTD
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 52 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2004 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED SG 291 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED 291 2 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 130 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 40
3 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 79 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JEWELLERY SINGAPORE 35 PTE LTD 4 KONINKLIKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL 67 SK JEWELLERY PTE LTD 25 5 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SONY 66 TREND BOUTIQUE PTE LTD 22 CORPORATION) JP 6 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC JP 64 LIM CHIN HUAT 18 7 HANNSPREE, INC TW 51 TIANPO MANAGEMENT PTE LTD 16 8 SOO KEE JEWELLERY SG 40 CITIGEMS PTE LTD CITIGEMS PTE LTD 15 9 BROTHERS INDUSTRIES, LTD JP 36 THE ESPLANADE CO, LTD 13 10 ASPIAL-LEE HWA JWELLERY SINGAPORE PTE 35 GENOVA INDUSTRIES PTE LTD 10 LTD SG
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 53 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2003 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED SG 225 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED 255 2 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SONY 133 SOO KEE JEWELLERY 57 CORPORATION) JP 3 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 123 TIANPO MANAGEMENT PTE LTD 29
4 CLAIRVOYANTELABORATORIES, INC US 98 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD 12 5 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 78 HUI WING FEH 11 6 KONINKLIKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL 62 SMB ELECTRIC PTE LTD 9 7 SOO KEE JEWELLERY SG 57 SAIK SEOW GHEE TRADING AS THREE 7 STARS UMBRELLA FACTORY 8 TAKIGEN MANUFACTURING CO LTD JP 42 ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES LIMITED 6 CONTAINERS PRINTERS PTE LTD POH CHEONG CONCRETE PRODUCT PTE LTD TOSHIBA SINGAPORE PTE LTD 9 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 36 BAN YINH JHEOW 4
10 CASIO KEISANKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA DBA CASIO 33 DEFAR (S) PTE LTD 3 COMPUTER CO LTD JP FRASER AND NEAVE LIMITED NUTEK PRIVATE LIMITED RIGEL TECHNOLOGY (S) PTE LTD SINGA PLASTICS LIMITED SUPERIOR MULTI-PACKAGING LIMITED
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 54 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2002 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SONY 147 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED 59 CORPORATION) JP 2 HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORPORATION TW 77 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD 30 3 NOKIA CORPORATION FI 69 WANGOLD & JEWELLERS PTE LTD 9 4 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED SG 59 POH CHEONG CONCRETE PRODUCT PTE 8 LTD 5 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL 47 LEOW HIEW PANG 7 NANYANG POLYTECHNIC 6 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 45 COMPACT METAL INDUSTRIES LTD 6 KINDERGOLD PTE LTD 7 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD JP 44 POLYGAN DESIGN PTE LTD 5 8 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 34 BENEL SINGAPORE PTE LTD 4 DART INDUSTRIES US OSIM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED PSE ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING PTE LTD
9 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD SG 30 AMBLIN DESIGN PTE LTD 3 AUSTSCREEN (S) PTE LTD JACKSPEED LEATHER SPECIAL PTE LTD MOMENTUM CREATIONS PTE LTD TEO LOW YOW TOSHIBA SINGAPORE PTE LTD
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 55 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
10 KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA JP 28 ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES LIMITED 2 FISHO AQUARIUM PRODUCTS INTERNATIONAL FMC SYSTEMS (ASIA) PTE LTD HUI WING FEH INKE PTE LTD LIM ENG HIONG N.C.E. ELECTRICAL (S) PTE LTD NG SOO KOK AND NG SOO TIONG RIGEL TECHNOLOGY (S) PTE LTD RISIS PTE LTD S-COM SYSTEM (S) PTE LTD SOON LI STAINLESS STEEL WORKS PTE LTD SOSS ASIA PTE LTD SPANNERS INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD TAN SIEW HOON TECHNIGROUP FAR EAST PTE LTD WANKO GLOBAL MARKETING PTE LTD
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 56 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2001 Rank Overall filers Number Local filers Number 1 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SONY 124 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES (S) PTE LTD 22 CORPORATION) JP 2 MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO LTD JP 67 ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED 20
3 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV NL 48 LEE HWA HOLDINGS LIMITED 13 4 SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC JP 37 SWIFTEAGLE CULTURE LIMITED 12 5 NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD FI 36 ROCKY SIU-KWONG SUNG 10 6 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY US 32 POH CHEONG CONCRETE PRODUCT PTE 8 LTD 7 THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY US 29 RISIS PTE LTD 8 8 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD JP 25 AMBLIN DESIGN PTE LTD 6 9 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA JP 23 SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD 6 10 SC AUTO INDUSTRIES(S) PTE LTD SG 22 MAGNA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD 5
Top 10 Filers of Industrial Designs Applications 57 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
14 Industrial Design applications according to the Locarno Classification
Class Goods 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 1 Foodstuffs 2616267827 2 Articles of clothing and haberdashery 27 23 18 39 29 44 46 26 39 17 3 Travel goods, cases, parasols and personal belongings, not elsewhere specified 15 24 30 54 68 39 39 20 27 21
4 Brushware 42 37 35 23 17 19 9 20 2 15 5 Textile Piecegoods, Artificial and Natural Sheet Material 19 12 4 7 9 28 41 7 32 3 6 Furnishing 67 51 39 88 144 46 86 67 67 59 7 Household goods, not elsewhere specified 64 90 79 89 87 28 30 24 24 30 8 Tools and hardware 46 46 81 30 87 23 27 34 23 59 9 Packages and containers for the transport or handling of goods 131 120 195 155 155 134 106 152 122 127 10 Clocks and watches and other measuring instruments, checking and signalling 120 119 127 153 113 48 38 40 27 33 instruments 11 Articles of adornment 106 149 402 484 436 198 355 226 300 441 12 Means of transport or hoisting 58 76 53 51 88 60 86 82 112 37 13 Equipment for production, distribution or transformation of electricity 98 55 73 77 132 31 48 52 14 30 14 Recording, communication or information retrieval equipment 365 427 580 544 507 244 263 260 136 185 15 Machines, not elsewhere specified 74 38 36 38 78 27 38 46 18 11 16 Photographic, cinematographic and optical apparatus 29 50 59 66 56 24 13 6 13 32 17 Musical instruments 4 400000052 18 Printing and office machinery 12 11 12 50 34 19 6 8 9 24 19 Stationery and Office equipment, artists and teaching materials 65 46 32 53 62 41 45 32 42 39 20 Sales and advertising equipment, signs 10 5 14 19 17 20 9 13 2 9 21 Games, toys, tents and sports goods 50 62 39 56 86 54 54 28 24 18 22 Arms, pyrotechnic articles, articles for hunting, fishing and pest killing 6332081009 23 Fluid distribution equipment, sanitary heating, ventilation and air-conditioning 81 79 88 116 139 85 69 50 67 118 24 Medicali and t laboratory lid f l equipment 21 23 31 33 42 24 24 44 13 19 25 Building units and construction elements 35 62 30 30 27 10 14 13 15 20 26 Lighting apparatus 31 45 35 66 77 36 52 41 30 31 27 Tobacco and smokers' supplies 9 5 4 8 24 0 2 0 0 0 28 Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, toilet articles and apparatus 29 50 43 60 72 76 46 74 41 48
Industrial Design applications according to the Locarno Classification 58 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
Class Goods 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 29 Devices and equipment against fire hazards, for accident prevention and for rescue 0305111131
30 Articles for the care and handling of animals 12 17 10 3 6 8 2 0 3 1 31 Machines and appliances for preparing food or drink, not elsewhere specified 7106101658520 99 Miscellaneous 45 21 27 20 26 18 4 7910 Note: Possible for an Industrial Design application to have more than one class
Industrial Design applications according to the Locarno Classification 59 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
15 Top 10 Industrial Designs classes filed - Overall filers
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Rank Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. Class No. 1 14 365 14 427 14 580 14 544 14 507 14 448 11 355 14 260 11 300 11 441 2 9 131 11 149 11 402 11 484 11 436 11 236 14 263 11 226 14 136 14 185 3 10 120 9 120 9 195 9 155 9 155 9 199 9 106 9 152 9 122 9 127 4 6 11 106 10 119 10 127 10 153 6 144 12 127 86 12 82 12 112 23 118 12 5 6 6 13 98 7 90 23 88 23 116 23 139 23 124 23 69 28 74 67 59 23 8 6 23 81 23 79 8 81 7 89 13 132 28 103 21 54 6 6719422848 7 15 74 12 76 7 79 6 88 10 113 13 96 26 52 13 52 28 41 19 39 8 21 667 62 13 73 13 77 12 88 10 95 13 48 23 50 2 39 12 37 25 919 16 7 2 65 13 55 16 59 66 87 19 84 46 15 46 5 32 10 33 26 8 28 10 7 64 6 51 12 53 28 60 21 86 21 81 19 45 24 44 26 30 16 32
Top 10 Industrial Designs classes filed ‐ Overall filers 60 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
15 Intellectual Property Disputes filed with IPOS & IPOS Hearings
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DISPUTES FILED WITH IPOS Trade Marks Oppositions 219 267 371 244 275 201 309 253 217 169 Published 17,357 33,311 24,994 20,439 22,165 27,328 28,202 29,771 29,081 22,720 % TM oppositions to TM published 1.26% 0.80% 1.48% 1.19% 1.24% 0.74% 1.10% 0.85% 0.74% 0.74% Invalidations/ 23 19 13 17 37 40 39 Revocations/Rectifications Patents Revocations 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 11 1 Industrial Designs Revocations 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 IPOS HEARINGS Case Management Conferences Trade Marks (by class) 0 9 11 20 2 4 5 101* 99 93 Patents 20 Industrial Designs 03 Pre-hearing Reviews Trade Marks (by class) 19 49 69 73 55 65 98 93 86 69 Patents 10 Industrial Designs 00 Interlocutory Hearings Trade Marks (by class) 23 29 16 13 20 10 12 11 7 5 Patents 016 Taxation Hearings Trade Marks (by class) 37 Patents 00 Industrial Designs 00
Intellectual Property Disputes filed with IPOS and IPOS Hearings 61 of 62 Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Statistics 2001‐2010
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Ex Parte Hearings Trade Marks (by class) 25 Patents 63 Industrial Designs 00 Inter Partes Hearings Oppositions Trade Marks (by class)# 156 1517301819191513 Invalidations Trade Marks (by class) 23 Revocations Trade Marks (by class) 01 Patents 20 Industrial Designs 00 Rectifications Trade Marks (by class) 00 Appeals to the High Court / Court of Appeal Trade Marks (by class) 31 Patents 20 Notes * Pilot project (Feb-Jul 2008) # For years 2001-2008, statistics under oppositions - Trade Marks (by class) are Full Hearings which may include Invalidations / Revocations / Rectifications
Legend Data is available from year 2009 onwards (blank fields)
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