Die World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO hat umfangreiche Statistiken zu globalen Schutzrechtsanmeldungen im Jahr 2014 veröffentlicht.
Trademarks
Trademark applications have almost doubled since 2000. The total number of classes specified in applications reached 7.45 million in 2014, up 6% on 2013.1 China drove this growth in filings. Residents filing for protection within their domestic jurisdiction accounted for three-quarters of global filing activity.
China – with a class count of 2.22 million – saw, by far, the highest trademark filing activity, followed by the US (471,228), the EU’s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) (333,443), France (269,837) and Japan (242,073). China (+18.2%) and Japan (+16.9%) saw double-digit growth in 2014. The U.S. (+6.7%) and OHIM (+2.7%) also saw filing increases, while France recorded a 10% decline. Among the top 20 offices, India (+15.4%) and Mexico (+10.8%) also reported strong growth.
Trademarks were sought most often in advertising and business management sector. In 2014, this category accounted for 9.8% of total filing activity. It was followed by the clothing industry and by scientific, photographic, measuring instruments, recording equipment, computers and software.
The total number of trademark registrations issued worldwide in 2014 increased markedly by 16.3% to reach 3.49 million. China accounted for most of this growth.
Along with China (+36%), Argentina (+19%), Brazil (+132%) and Turkey (+12%) saw large increases in registration activity in 2014.
Quelle: WIPO