World Intellectual Property Indicators - 2012 Edition - SIPO

special Sectionthe rise of Design IN Innovation and INtellectual PropertyApplications abroadFigure 5 shows growth in applications abroad for selectedorigins. Data are based on application counts rather thanequivalent application counts. 22 In terms of absolute numbers,residents of the US (15,593) filed the largest numberof applications abroad in 2011, followed by residents ofJapan (14,384) and the Republic of Korea (4,388).However, the numbers of applications filed abroad byresidents of China, India and the Russian Federation – allmiddle-income countries – have grown at faster rates thanthose of Japan and the US. Despite substantial growth,residents of these origins filed only a small proportion oftheir applications abroad. Figure 6 shows applicationsabroad as a percentage of resident applications. Forexample, Chinese residents filed 0.5% of their applicationsabroad. In contrast, around 90% of US residentapplications were filed abroad.Figure 5: Applications abroad (applicationcount with no regional multiplier)for selected origins, 2001-11Applications abroad (2001=1)10386420China Russian Federation IndiaTurkey Republic of Korea2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Application yearMexico Japan United States of AmericaSouth Africa BrazilApplications abroad (2001=1)2102001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Application yearSource: WIPO Statistics Database, October 201222 To derive equivalent count data, applicationsfiled at regional offices, such as OHIM, aremultiplied by the number of member states partyto the regional system. See the Glossary of thispublication for the definition of equivalent counts.30