Trademark applications (direct non-resident) fell 15.7% to 792 in Dem. People's Republic of Korea in 2015, according to World Bank.
Historically, trademark applications (direct non-resident) in Dem. People's Republic of Korea reached an all time high of 2,382 in 2000 and an all time low of 792 in 2015. When compared to Dem. People's Republic of Korea's main peers, trademark applications (direct non-resident) in China amounted to 21,091, 26,906 in Japan, 22,978 in South Korea and 12,088 in Vietnam in 2015.
Dem. People's Republic of Korea has been ranked 118th within the group of 127 countries we follow in terms of trademark applications (direct non-resident), 25 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Trademark Applications (Direct Non-resident) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Cambodia | 4,886 | 3,707 | 677 | 5,133 | 5,534 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 114,551 | 107,356 | 21,091 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| India | 19,646 | 23,616 | 24,240 | 31,660 | 23,688 | |||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 23,636 | 24,575 | 26,906 | 29,672 | 34,154 | |||||||||||||||||
| Laos | 2,834 | 2,711 | 2,657 | 2,281 | 2,789 | ... | ||||||||||||||||
| North Korea | 879 | 939 | 792 | 985 | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Russia | 28,384 | 26,359 | 24,317 | 24,333 | 25,194 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 21,906 | 22,265 | 22,979 | 24,776 | 24,761 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 18,216 | 18,144 | 18,997 | 18,362 | 16,818 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 53,115 | 59,288 | 71,743 | 92,690 | 117,716 | |||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 10,999 | 11,755 | 12,091 | 13,960 | 15,216 |
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