AfDB Topics Research and Development Trademark applications

Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) office. Direct nonresident trademark applications are those filed by applicants from abroad directly at a given national IP office.

Direct nonresident trademark applications (number)

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Algeria3,2623,2393,5853,1883,4643,5332,1734,8883,7503,0144,1764,0286,720
Djibouti213
Egypt, Arab Rep.6,3636,2067,7817,5867,2757,4897,8707,8248,0027,3028,3168,226
Morocco3,8154,7634,8235,0134,9705,0855,0515,0774,9985,5715,4155,7855,451
Tunisia1,1172,4942,9122,2312,2612,3553,2493,1293,3143,247
Angola2,0191,6221,7631,729
Botswana1,2831,4791,3631,4651,5451,4401,4661,3821,326
Burundi87
Cabo Verde254162211193
Ethiopia2893133636009602,8002,9319831,1771,087485
Ghana2322,5822,7022,4262,591
Kenya1,9782,1362,3782,7592,5462,8243,1123,302
Lesotho1,121
Madagascar4084191,0321,0291,1401,0961,1461,1811,2841,2041,4651,294
Malawi2846183351,834798755649666836668
Mauritius3021,0589979711,0001,0581,2181,0571,0081,066
Mozambique2,7361,6021,7722,0072,0432,0482,3802,5742,1332,0222,0332,201
Namibia2,0482,2202,0072,1982,4302,3582,1411,9042,800
Nigeria6148,3229,5047,317
Rwanda691241874081,1221,0921,0361,3381,4041,325
Sao Tome and Principe203468504552491588654688692721606
Seychelles195511479690540
Sierra Leone9079348951,0451,1521,4931,126
South Africa3,34512,16910,85012,50913,96214,10515,19914,94315,32615,11215,33715,82015,788
Sudan1,8091,5412,0161,8841,7722,1782,2241,9171,9181,9651,9671,778
Tanzania620310
Gambia, The3913995003774183505173826779171,078947
Uganda1316686451,3541,5901,7691,753115
Zambia3111,5252,5581,5461,9152,3582,1171,8761,9462,0761,9431,957
Zimbabwe7351,4511,2511,6821,6901,866