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Ranking of the 20 countries with the most trademark applications 2016

Ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark application class counts in 2016

The data displays a ranking of the 20 national intellectual property offices with the most trademark applications in 2016. In 2016, China was leading the ranking with about 3.7 million trademark applications from resident and non-resident companies or organizations.

China 3697916
United States 545587
Japan 451320
EUIPO 369970
India 313623
France 274201
Russian Federation 251549
Republic of Korea 231978
Turkey 227159
Germany 209983
Iran 190762
Brazil 166368
Canada 153722
United Kingdom 142147
Mexico 141726
Australia 135073
Italy 94037
Switzerland 89670
Viet Nam 82041
Spain 79795