Samoa: Trademark applications, resident, by count

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Samoa's trademark applications, resident, by count rose 64% on 2023 (from 25 to 41).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +9.9% and a typical year strayed about 78.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 142.9% in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 58.3% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Samoa had the 111th highest value of the 112 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Samoa in the 2024 ranking

• Bhutan — 108th of 112: 177
• Brunei Darussalam — 109th of 112: 121
• Barbados — 110th of 112: 103
• São Tomé and Principe — 112th of 112: 17

What this measures

Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of the state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application has residence. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.

Limitations: Data are based on information supplied to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) by IP offices in annual surveys, supplemented by data in national IP office reports. Data may be missing for some offices or periods.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 15 values

Trademark applications, resident, by count in nearby economies

• Australia — 84,859 (2024)
• Brunei Darussalam — 121 (2024)
• Cambodia — 2,288 (2024)
• China — 6.79 million (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 26,623 (2024)
• Indonesia — 127,832 (2024)
• Japan — 240,417 (2024)
• Korea, Rep. — 265,457 (2024)
• Lao PDR — 1,109 (2024)
• Macao SAR, China — 2,960 (2024)

More infrastructure data for Samoa

• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 134,320 (2022)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 62.4 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 4,567 (2022)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 2.12 (2022)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 21.85 (2023)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 3,540 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 42,120 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.00595 (2023)
• ICT goods imports (% total goods imports) — 3.27% (2024)
• ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)

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Questions people ask

What is Samoa's trademark applications, resident, by count?

41 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 272.73% from 11 in 2004 (6.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 85 in 2020 and the lowest 11 in 2004.

How does Samoa rank?

111th highest of 112 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in trademark applications, resident, by count unusual for Samoa?

In 2024, Samoa's trademark applications, resident, by count rose 64% on 2023 (from 25 to 41). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2023), the average change was +9.9% and a typical year strayed about 78.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IP.TMK.RSCT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), uri: www.wipo.int/ipstats/, note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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