Who filed the most

pct patent applications

in 2014?

International applications filed under the Patent

Cooperation Treaty (PCT)

top 10 pct applicants

Number of published applications in 2014

top 5 fields of technology

Number of applications Growth in 2014

top 10 countries

computer technology

17,653 +19.4%

digital communication

16,165 +14.5%

electrical machinery,apparatus and energy

15,220 +1.1%

medical technology

13,996 +17.1 %

measurement 9,000 +12.6 %

Number of applications and share of world total

Huawei Technologies

Qualcomm

ZTEPanasonic

Mitsubishi Electric

IntelEricsson

Microsoft

Siemens

Philips Electronics

500

1,000

2,000

Number of published applications and growth rate 2013-14

1,500

2,500

3,000

10,000

30,000

50,000

3,442

1,593

2,409

1,539

2,179

1,512

1,682 1,4601,399

1,391

usa

61,492 28.7%

Japan

42,459 19.8%

china

25,539 11.9%

repuBlic

of Korea

13,151 6.1%

france

8,319 3.9%

uK

5,282 2.5%

netherlands

4,218 2%

sWit

Zerland

4,115 1.9%

germany

18,008 8.4%

sWeden

3,925 1.8%

Applications for international registration

under the Madrid System

Top 10 MADRID ApplIcAnTs

Number of Madrid applications filed in 2014

Top 5 clAsses

Number of applications Growth in 2014

Top 10 counTRIes

computers and electronics9,740 -2.4%

services for business

8,470 +0.5%

Technologicalservices

6,133 +0.3%

pharmaceuticals 5,362 -0.4%

clothing 5,251 -7.7%

Number of applications and share of world total

Novartis

Glaxo Group

Egis Gyógyszergyár

LidlNestlé

L’Oréal

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma

henkel

Philips Electronics

World Medicine

50

100

200

250

Number of classes specified in international registrations and growth rate 2013-14

150

281

112

234

94

132

92

128

90 85 76

GeRMAnY

6,506 13.6%

ITAlY

2,742 5.7%

FRAnce

3,802 7.9%

Who FIleD The MosT MADRID

TRADeMARK ApplIcATIons

In 2014?

uK

2,946 6.2%

chInA

2,225 4.6%

JApAn

2,081 4.3%

neTheRlAnDs

1,402 2.9%

AusTRAlIA

1,556 3.2%

2,000

4,000

6,000

sWIT

ZeRlAnD

3,144 6.6%

usA

6,595 13.8%

GERMANY

3,868 26.8%

1,000

2,000

3,000

Who AccouNtEd foR thE

MoSt hAGuE dESIGN fIlINGS

IN 2014?

Design filings under

the Hague System

top 10 hAGuE ApplIcANtS

Number of Hague applications filed in 2014

Number of designs contained in applications

Growth in 2014

top 10 couNtRIES

clocks and watches

275 -7.4%

packages and containers

240 -19.2%

Means of transport

238 +13.3%

furnishing 232 +0.9 %

Recording and communication

equipment 160 +40.4 %

Number of designs contained in applications and share of world total

Swatch

Procter & Gamble

Philips Electronics

Daimler

Volkswagen

Samsung Electronics

lenovo

Gillette Company

Nestlé

Alfred Kärcher

20

40

80

Number of registrations and growth rate 2013-14

60

100

98

46

95

40

62

32

59

27 25 24

3,189 22.1%

SWIt

ZERlANd

1,559 10.8%

fRANcE

906 6.3%

ItAlY

765 5.3%

uSA

697 4.8%

lIEchtENStEIN

427 3%

tuRKEY

344 2.4%

AuStRIA

340 2.4%

NEthERlANdS

211 1.5%

fINlANd

top 5 clASSES

Who Filed the Most

doMain naMe Cases

in 2014?

top 5 areas oF CoMMerCe

top 10doMain naMe Case Filers

top 10 Countries

Number of Cases filed

Number of Cases

Growth rate2013-14

Number of Cases filed and percentage of filing

usa 849

325 Fra

nce

188 uK

98 italy

Bra

zil

93

sw

eden

75

den

mar

k 6

6

inte

rnet a

nd it

heavy in

dustry

and machin

ery

Fashio

n

retail

Banking

and finance

others532

switzerla

nd 130

net

herla

nds

95

Germany 183

philip Morris

Banco Bradesco

swarovski

leGo

electrolux

Comerica Bank

iKea

hoffmann-la roche

petrobras

intesa sanpaolo

81

46

46

38

35

28

28

22

20

19

217

13% 11% 10.3% 7% 6.3%

184172

117105

International WIPO domain

name Case filings

Total number of Cases

2,634

+ 2%