Israel Patent Office Annual Report of 2012

The Israeli Trademark Office has published i’ts english version of the Patent and Trademark Office report for the year 2012. Here some of the basic statistic facts:

Patents : 
Total patent application filed in Israel – 6,793
Total patent granted – 3,386
Leading foriegn applicants: Raytheone Company – 235 patent applications, F. Hoffman La Roche AG – 229 applications, and Novartis AG – 165applications.
Number of patent Oppositions filed – 24

Trademarks
Total Trademark applications – 8,733
Domestic Applications 4,507
Foriegn Applications – 4,226
Leaders in Trademark fiiling – Israel Broadcasting Authority – applications 112 , Novartis – 41 applications.
Trademark Oppositions – 85. 

Design Applications
Total Design applications – 1,546 
Total applications registered – 636.
Foriegn comapnies leading in filing Design applications – Lsi Industries Inc USA and Saverglass France, Victaulic Comapny Usa and Diesel spa Italy.