{"id":94,"date":"2016-04-10T10:59:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-10T14:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipmanagement.harnessip.com\/?p=94"},"modified":"2016-04-10T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T15:00:16","slug":"where-to-protect-trademarks-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipmanagement.harnessip.com\/?p=94","title":{"rendered":"Where to Protect Trademarks Abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the most part, where\u00a0a business should protect its trademarks aligns with where the business uses or is likely to use those trademarks. \u00a0However, it can be helpful to benchmark a foreign filing strategy with what other businesses are doing, so here it the top ten list of countries where U.S. businesses file for trademark protection.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>China<\/li>\n<li>Canada<\/li>\n<li>Mexico<\/li>\n<li>Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market<\/li>\n<li>Brazil<\/li>\n<li>Australia<\/li>\n<li>Japan<\/li>\n<li>Republic of Korea<\/li>\n<li>India<\/li>\n<li>Argentina<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>(Based upon WIPO data for 2014). \u00a0Whenever you see a list of what others are doing, you need to do a reality check for your own particular circumstances. \u00a0Mom had a point when she asked: &#8220;If everyone else was jumping off a bridge, would you jump too?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here is the whole list<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<table width=\"567\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\">Country<\/td>\n<td width=\"82\">Symbol<\/td>\n<td width=\"64\">Filings<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">Percentage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>China<\/td>\n<td>CN<\/td>\n<td>23266<\/td>\n<td>15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Canada<\/td>\n<td>CA<\/td>\n<td>16653<\/td>\n<td>11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mexico<\/td>\n<td>MX<\/td>\n<td>11218<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market<\/td>\n<td>EM<\/td>\n<td>11019<\/td>\n<td>7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brazil<\/td>\n<td>BR<\/td>\n<td>9026<\/td>\n<td>6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Australia<\/td>\n<td>AU<\/td>\n<td>4840<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<td>JP<\/td>\n<td>4757<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Republic of Korea<\/td>\n<td>KR<\/td>\n<td>4257<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td>IN<\/td>\n<td>4253<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Argentina<\/td>\n<td>AR<\/td>\n<td>4212<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Africa<\/td>\n<td>ZA<\/td>\n<td>4042<\/td>\n<td>3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>China, Hong Kong SAR<\/td>\n<td>HK<\/td>\n<td>3861<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Malaysia<\/td>\n<td>MY<\/td>\n<td>3604<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Thailand<\/td>\n<td>TH<\/td>\n<td>3265<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United Arab Emirates<\/td>\n<td>AE<\/td>\n<td>2976<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chile<\/td>\n<td>CL<\/td>\n<td>2739<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Russian Federation<\/td>\n<td>RU<\/td>\n<td>2503<\/td>\n<td>2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colombia<\/td>\n<td>CO<\/td>\n<td>2199<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Peru<\/td>\n<td>PE<\/td>\n<td>2175<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indonesia<\/td>\n<td>ID<\/td>\n<td>2002<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>NZ<\/td>\n<td>1976<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philippines<\/td>\n<td>PH<\/td>\n<td>1858<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Singapore<\/td>\n<td>SG<\/td>\n<td>1812<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>China, Macao SAR<\/td>\n<td>MO<\/td>\n<td>1779<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Turkey<\/td>\n<td>TR<\/td>\n<td>1588<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>CH<\/td>\n<td>1514<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Panama<\/td>\n<td>PA<\/td>\n<td>1512<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dominican Republic<\/td>\n<td>DO<\/td>\n<td>1295<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bolivia (Plurinational State of)<\/td>\n<td>BO<\/td>\n<td>1251<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Egypt<\/td>\n<td>EG<\/td>\n<td>1191<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>GB<\/td>\n<td>1190<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<td>NO<\/td>\n<td>1184<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Viet Nam<\/td>\n<td>VN<\/td>\n<td>1168<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Jordan<\/td>\n<td>JO<\/td>\n<td>1127<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Israel<\/td>\n<td>IL<\/td>\n<td>1115<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bahrain<\/td>\n<td>BH<\/td>\n<td>1058<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uruguay<\/td>\n<td>UY<\/td>\n<td>1007<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Algeria<\/td>\n<td>DZ<\/td>\n<td>820<\/td>\n<td>1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pakistan<\/td>\n<td>PK<\/td>\n<td>790<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cambodia<\/td>\n<td>KH<\/td>\n<td>669<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ukraine<\/td>\n<td>UA<\/td>\n<td>618<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>FR<\/td>\n<td>538<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>African Intellectual Property Organization<\/td>\n<td>OA<\/td>\n<td>509<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>DE<\/td>\n<td>504<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Yemen<\/td>\n<td>YE<\/td>\n<td>447<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uganda<\/td>\n<td>UG<\/td>\n<td>440<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kazakhstan<\/td>\n<td>KZ<\/td>\n<td>418<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Morocco<\/td>\n<td>MA<\/td>\n<td>359<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iceland<\/td>\n<td>IS<\/td>\n<td>356<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Belarus<\/td>\n<td>BY<\/td>\n<td>297<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Benelux<\/td>\n<td>BX<\/td>\n<td>287<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<td>ES<\/td>\n<td>267<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Italy<\/td>\n<td>IT<\/td>\n<td>254<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Serbia<\/td>\n<td>RS<\/td>\n<td>239<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\n<td>GE<\/td>\n<td>223<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Azerbaijan<\/td>\n<td>AZ<\/td>\n<td>199<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cura\u00e7ao<\/td>\n<td>CW<\/td>\n<td>193<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Poland<\/td>\n<td>PL<\/td>\n<td>192<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Armenia<\/td>\n<td>AM<\/td>\n<td>187<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/td>\n<td>BA<\/td>\n<td>184<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Republic of Moldova<\/td>\n<td>MD<\/td>\n<td>183<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Montenegro<\/td>\n<td>ME<\/td>\n<td>173<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Uzbekistan<\/td>\n<td>UZ<\/td>\n<td>164<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Albania<\/td>\n<td>AL<\/td>\n<td>157<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mongolia<\/td>\n<td>MN<\/td>\n<td>154<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sint Maarten (Dutch Part)<\/td>\n<td>SX<\/td>\n<td>142<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kyrgyzstan<\/td>\n<td>KG<\/td>\n<td>127<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Andorra<\/td>\n<td>AD<\/td>\n<td>120<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>IE<\/td>\n<td>118<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Monaco<\/td>\n<td>MC<\/td>\n<td>106<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<td>PT<\/td>\n<td>101<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>SE<\/td>\n<td>93<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Madagascar<\/td>\n<td>MG<\/td>\n<td>92<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cuba<\/td>\n<td>CU<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>DK<\/td>\n<td>90<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hungary<\/td>\n<td>HU<\/td>\n<td>72<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Liechtenstein<\/td>\n<td>LI<\/td>\n<td>68<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>AT<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Czech Republic<\/td>\n<td>CZ<\/td>\n<td>63<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Croatia<\/td>\n<td>HR<\/td>\n<td>62<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romania<\/td>\n<td>RO<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cyprus<\/td>\n<td>CY<\/td>\n<td>58<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td>BG<\/td>\n<td>57<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Samoa<\/td>\n<td>WS<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>FI<\/td>\n<td>48<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Slovakia<\/td>\n<td>SK<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Estonia<\/td>\n<td>EE<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>LT<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Latvia<\/td>\n<td>LV<\/td>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td>0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>African Regional Intellectual Property 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