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APPENDIX
II. Annual
Statistics
Note
1. The figures for "Application" are calculated based on the total number of registration applications collected each
year.
2. The figures for "Registration", "Approval", and "Rejection" are calculated based on the total number of cases pub-
lished each year.
3. The published approval system was abolished from November 28, 2003; a trademark shall be registered and pub-
lished after the registration fee payment is made.
II. Trademark Cases Filed & Disposed
A. General Statistics of Trademark Cases (1995-2014)
Item
Year
Application
Registration
Approval
Rejection
1995
63,797
41,416
43,797
6,219
1996
67,063
44,973
50,657
7,272
1997
70,502
57,541
53,973
9,306
1998
69,371
49,512
54,257
9,875
1999
73,212
60,302
56,764
7,665
2000
88,002
52,954
68,168
6,543
2001
59,158
76,413
75,731
9,467
2002
61,729
70,842
64,032
9,253
2003
65,907
74,572
54,335
7,451
2004
61,667
54,912
–
6,440
2005
63,580
55,181
–
7,929
2006
65,101
54,597
–
7,393
2007
61,454
51,326
–
7,055
2008
59,568
49,500
–
7,811
2009
59,669
48,075
–
7,728
2010
66,496
54,292
–
8,356
2011
67,620
48,315
–
6,480
2012
74,357
61,918
–
8,724
2013
74,031
60,557
–
8,581
2014
75,933
66,257
–
7,641