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WIPO: The US Places First Globally for International Trademark Applications in 2016

2017/03/21

According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in 2016, the US placed first globally for international trademark applications with 7,741. Germany was second with 7,551 applications and France had 4,132. China had 3,200 applications and saw the fastest growth (68.6%) last year. French cosmetics company L’Oreal placed first with 150 Madrid applications, Glaxo Group came in second with 141 and BMW had 117 applications. What’s more, globally, US-based applicants filed 56,595 Patent Cooperation Treaty applications last year. Japan placed second (45,239) and China was third (43,168).

Source: WIPR
　　




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