Novartis filed the most Madrid trademark applications in 2015, with 197 applications. The top five classes of goods and services for which applications were filed were computers and electronics, services for business, technological services, clothing, and leisure, education and training. Germany filed the most applications by country, with 6,831 applications comprising 13.9% of the world total.

1. Number of Madrid applications
Applications for
international
registration
under the
Madrid
System
TOP 10
MADRID APPLICANTS
TOP 5
CLASSES
Number of applications Growth in 2015
TOP 10
COUNTRIES
Computers and
electronics
12,436 +27.7%
Services for
business
10,482 +23.8%
Technological
services
7,741 +26.2%
Clothing
6,227 +18.6%
Leisure, education
and training
6,182 +21.6%
Number of applications and share of world total
N
ovartis
Lidl
L’O
réal
Philips
Electronics
Richter G
edeon
N
yrt
Boehringer Ingelheim
Apple
D
aim
ler
Biofarm
a
G
laxo
G
roup
Lim
ited
50
100
200
Number of classes specified in international registrations
and growth rate 2014-15
150
197
124
152
90
130
85
126
83 81
68
G
ER
M
A
N
Y
6,831
13.9%
ITA
LY
2,706
5.5%
FR
A
N
C
E
4,021
8.2%
WHO FILED
THE MOST MADRID
TRADEMARK
APPLICATIONS
IN 2015?
U
.K
.
2,730
5.5%
C
H
IN
A
2,401
4.9%
JA
PA
N
2,205
4.5%
N
ETH
ER
LA
N
D
S
1,306
2.7%
AU
STR
A
LIA
2,058
4.2%
2,000
4,000
6,000
7,000
SW
ITZER
LA
N
D
3,051
6.2%
U
.S.
7,340
14.9%
+ 2.9%49,273