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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Ecuador3,5635,8922,2247,4458,37110,3837,2766,6366,2896,5347,080
Venezuela, RB4,06410,3909,4008,0109,32810,5909,6887,4806,6015,1604,025
Algeria3,2623,2393,5853,1883,4643,5332,1734,8883,7503,0144,1764,0286,720
Iran, Islamic Rep.3981,0473,6414,1304,3403,9777,2355,42712,4489,7825,064
Iraq5,00010,000
Kuwait6,3886,4347,195
Qatar6,3876,2887,1826,2037,0077,039
Saudi Arabia10,76010,83116,23313,32914,258
United Arab Emirates12,85112,66813,45413,32914,99013,57812,96713,73913,179
Angola2,0191,6221,7631,729
Nigeria6148,3229,5047,317