World Intellectual Property Indicators - 2012 Edition - SIPO

Section DPlant variety protectionFigure D.1.1 Trend in plant variety applications worldwide15,000Applications Growth rate (%)10,000Applications5,000-11.7-6.2-7.8-5.1-0.1.1.0 10.7 2.016.2 3.7 5.4 0.4 5.514.32.87.81995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Application yearNote: World totals are WIPO estimates covering data for 66 offices.Source: WIPO Statistics Database, October 2012D.1.2 Grants worldwideAs was the case for applications, the long-term trendof plant variety grants is upwards. 2 Grants worldwideincreased from around 6,200 in 1995 to a peak of 11,100in 2010. In 2011, the number of grants worldwide was estimatedat around 10,200, representing a 7.8% decreaseon 2010. This decrease in grants followed five years ofcontinuous growth, and was mainly due to substantialdeclines in grants at the offices of China and Ukraine.Figure D.1.2 Trend in plant variety grants worldwide15,000Grants Growth rate (%)10,000Grants5,000-1.5-12.9-1.4-8.1-7.8. 9.910.612.2 5.7 11.39.111.0 9.9 1.0 2.5 3.71995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Grant yearNote: World totals are WIPO estimates covering data for 66 offices.Source: WIPO Statistics Database, October 20122 For simplicity, this publication uses the term “grant”rather than the formal term “titles issued”.150