Top trademark filers in class 5 (pharmaceuticals), South Africa 1975–2024: Merck
Video: the companies filing the most South African trademarks in class 5 (pharmaceuticals), year by year since 1975 – where Merck stands against its competitors. Trademark statistics by Sibanda & Zantwijk.
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- 1975 (last 5 years): Adcock Ingram 70; MSD 36; Aspen Pharmacare 32; Felix Peter Gerhard Mroczkowski 27; Novartis 27
- 1980 (last 5 years): Adcock Ingram 108; Reckitt 71; Aspen Pharmacare 63; Novartis 49; GSK 44
- 1985 (last 5 years): Adcock Ingram 104; Aspen Pharmacare 63; Novartis 56; GSK 46; Bayer 42
- 1990 (last 5 years): Novartis 139; Adcock Ingram 135; Bayer 98; Aspen Pharmacare 85; GSK 72
- 1995 (last 5 years): Aspen Pharmacare 140; Adcock Ingram 126; Novartis 124; Bayer 116; GSK 107
- 2000 (last 5 years): Bayer 206; AstraZeneca 154; Aspen Pharmacare 146; Adcock Ingram 144; Novartis 95
- 2005 (last 5 years): Novartis 199; Bayer 153; Reckitt 139; Adcock Ingram 127; Aspen Pharmacare 100
- 2010 (last 5 years): Novartis 278; Boehringer Ingelheim 163; Aspen Pharmacare 149; Reckitt 144; Johnson & Johnson 126
- 2015 (last 5 years): Novartis 300; Aspen Pharmacare 268; Boehringer Ingelheim 197; Johnson & Johnson 127; Forrester Pharma 104
- 2020 (last 5 years): Novartis 206; Johnson & Johnson 126; Adcock Ingram 107; Austell Pharmaceuticals 100; Bayer 98