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Trademarks
- International trademark applications (Madri) statistics
Source: WIPO Press Release 437
A record 33,565 international trademark applications
were received in 2005 by the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO) under the Madrid system for the
international registration of trademarks. This represents
a 13.9% increase on figures for 2004. Germany, for the
13th consecutive year, led the list of top filers. Applications
from developing countries increased by 30.6% over 2004,
with China topping the list of users. China also unseated
Switzerland as the most designated country in international
trademark applications. The "Madrid system"
is a user-friendly and cost-effective service for the
international registration of marks.
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