Industrial design applications by residents — all countries

Industrial design applications by residents — G7

Industrial design applications by residents in the G7 in 2021 — 162,932 filings. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 19.6%.

2021 162,932 filings +4.06% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 184,761 filings2018
Period minimum 99,868 filings2015

Trend over time

1999–2021 · applications, design count

Industrial design applications by residents — G7, 1999–202175,000100,000125,000150,000175,000200,000199920022005200820112014201720201999: 136,272 filings2000: 129,622 filings2001: 126,151 filings2002: 121,371 filings2003: 114,073 filings2004: 110,585 filings2005: 107,398 filings2006: 103,951 filings2009: 106,341 filings2010: 117,051 filings2011: 119,336 filings2012: 125,571 filings2013: 129,930 filings2014: 128,532 filings2015: 99,868 filings2016: 183,769 filings2017: 177,673 filings2018: 184,761 filings2019: 171,019 filings2020: 156,571 filings2021: 162,932 filings
Change over the period: +26,660 (+19.56%) Average annual rate: 0.82 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 162,932 filings
World 1.24M filings
Industrial design applications by residents — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 162,932 +6,361 +4.06%
2020 156,571 −14,448 −8.45%
2019 171,019 −13,742 −7.44%
2018 184,761 +7,088 +3.99%
2017 177,673 −6,096 −3.32%
2016 183,769 +83,901 +84.01%
2015 99,868 −28,664 −22.3%
2014 128,532 −1,398 −1.08%
2013 129,930 +4,359 +3.47%
2012 125,571 +6,235 +5.22%
2011 119,336 +2,285 +1.95%
2010 117,051 +10,710 +10.07%
2009 106,341
2006 103,951 −3,447 −3.21%
2005 107,398 −3,187 −2.88%
2004 110,585 −3,488 −3.06%
2003 114,073 −7,298 −6.01%
2002 121,371 −4,780 −3.79%
2001 126,151 −3,471 −2.68%
2000 129,622 −6,650 −4.88%
1999 136,272

About the indicator

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.