Industrial design applications by residents in Bulgaria in 2021 — 388 filings. Ranked 47 in the world out of 111. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 25.4%.
2010–2021 · applications, design count
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bulgaria
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 388 | −146 | −27.34% |
| 2020 | 534 | −184 | −25.63% |
| 2019 | 718 | +285 | +65.82% |
| 2018 | 433 | −198 | −31.38% |
| 2017 | 631 | −17 | −2.62% |
| 2016 | 648 | +28 | +4.52% |
| 2015 | 620 | −265 | −29.94% |
| 2014 | 885 | +54 | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 831 | +88 | +11.84% |
| 2012 | 743 | +128 | +20.81% |
| 2011 | 615 | +95 | +18.27% |
| 2010 | 520 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Applications to register an industrial design filed by residents of a country, counted by the number of designs. An industrial design protects the appearance of a product — its shape, pattern and coloring — but not how it works: this is what distinguishes it from a patent, which protects a technical solution. The series characterizes the design component of industry and is high in countries with large production of consumer goods, furniture, clothing and packaging.
Important: The designs within applications are counted, not the applications: one application covering ten designs counts as ten. Coverage is narrower than for patents and trademarks — some offices do not report these statistics.
Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
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