Every year WIPO-World Intellectual Property Organisation discloses the statistics about IP filings worldwide. The applications are filed under International Conventions in the year 2012.
Let’s see the details of International Conventions/Treaty.
1. PCT- Patent Cooperation Treaty- for filing Patents transnational
2. Madrid Convention/Protocol-for protecting Trademarks in worldwide markets
3. Hague Convention- International Designs Application
1. Patent Cooperation Treaty
Info graphics system of WIPO published about the details of countries who filed most number of PCT applications under the International Conventions. Totally 194,400 PCT applications are filed in the year 2012. There is an increase of 6.6% of PCT filing. Chinese telecommunication company ZTE was the largest filer in 2012.
Top Countries- PCT Applications| USA | 51,207 |
| Japan | 43,660 |
| Germany | 18,855 |
| China | 18,627 |
of Korea 11,848
Top 5 Technologies
| Electrical Machinery | 13,293 |
| Digital Communication | 12,616 |
| Computer Technology | 12,391 |
| Medical Technology | 11,348 |
Pharmaceuticals |
7,792 |
Source: WIPO- Infographics-2013
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