Die World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO hat die Top-Markenanmelder nach dem Madrider System im Jahr 2006 veröffentlicht. Das Ranking stellt sich wie folgt dar:
Lidl (Germany)
Novartis (Switzerland)
Janssen Pharmaceutica (Belgium)
Henkel (Germany)
Nestlé (Switzerland)
Siemens (Germany)
Aldi (Germany)
Unilever (Netherlands)
Bosch (Germany)
Plus (Germany)
Beiersdorf (Germany)
TUI (Germany)
Biofarma (France)
L’Oréal (France)
Philips (Netherlands)
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications (Sweden)
Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)
Abercrombie & Fitch Trading Co. (USA) (the first American company to ever feature in the top 20)
Coscentra (Netherlands)
Hofer (Austria)
The top filers from developing countries included the China Network Communications Group Corporation (China), Shanghai Tyre & Rubber Co. (China), Xiamen Xingyatai Plastic Industry Co. (China), ESTsoft Corp. (Republic of Korea), TMAX SOFT Co. (Republic of Korea), Maroc Telecom (Morocco), Asia Pacific Breweries (Singapore), Société de Promotion Pharmaceutique du Maghreb “Promopharm ” (Morocco), INGELEC (Morocco) and the Office National de Commercialisation des Produits Viti-Vinicoles (Algeria).
Quelle: WIPO