Industrial design applications by residents in the European Union in 2021 — 110,202 filings. Since 2008, the indicator has risen by 96.5%.
2008–2021 · applications, design count
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 110,202 | −1,016 | −0.91% |
| 2020 | 111,218 | −15,686 | −12.36% |
| 2019 | 126,904 | −12,357 | −8.87% |
| 2018 | 139,261 | −2,350 | −1.66% |
| 2017 | 141,611 | −9,559 | −6.32% |
| 2016 | 151,170 | +79,921 | +112.17% |
| 2015 | 71,249 | −34,087 | −32.36% |
| 2014 | 105,336 | −871 | −0.82% |
| 2013 | 106,207 | +5,735 | +5.71% |
| 2012 | 100,472 | +3,464 | +3.57% |
| 2011 | 97,008 | +212 | +0.22% |
| 2010 | 96,796 | +10,008 | +11.53% |
| 2009 | 86,788 | +30,700 | +54.74% |
| 2008 | 56,088 | — | — |
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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