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Figure 40: Trend in Trademark Applications Filed in India
350000 Total Resident Non-resident
300000
Total Trademark Applications Filed 250000
200000
150000
100000
50000
0
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Source: WIPO
Figure 41: Trademark Applications Filed by Residents and Non-Residents, 2019
100 29 5 21 13 8 35 7 12 11
Percent of Total Applications 70 71 95 79 87 92 65 93 88 89 58
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80
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40
30
42
20
10
0
USA China* Japan Germany India UK France Italy Brazil Canada
Resident Non-Resident
Note: * China data pertains to 2014.
Source: WIPO
8.47 India’s trend of larger resident-share in total trademark applications is similar to that
observed across other top ten economies (GDP current US$) except Canada (Figure 41). Larger
share of residents in total trademark applications filed in India is a positive sign for advancement
in innovation.
