Industrial design applications by residents — all countries

Industrial design applications by residents — NATO

Industrial design applications by residents in NATO in 2021 — 220,701 filings. Since 2009, the indicator has risen by 72.1%.

2021 220,701 filings +12.05% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 224,949 filings2016
Period minimum 128,210 filings2009

Trend over time

2009–2021 · applications, design count

Industrial design applications by residents — NATO, 2009–2021125,000150,000175,000200,000225,00020092011201320152017201920212009: 128,210 filings2010: 143,374 filings2011: 154,482 filings2012: 164,290 filings2013: 175,669 filings2014: 172,891 filings2015: 139,707 filings2016: 224,949 filings2017: 222,062 filings2018: 221,369 filings2019: 211,548 filings2020: 196,974 filings2021: 220,701 filings
Change over the period: +92,491 (+72.14%) Average annual rate: 4.63 %

Comparison, 2021

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

NATO 220,701 filings
World 1.24M filings
Industrial design applications by residents — NATO, by year NATO All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 220,701 +23,727 +12.05%
2020 196,974 −14,574 −6.89%
2019 211,548 −9,821 −4.44%
2018 221,369 −693 −0.31%
2017 222,062 −2,887 −1.28%
2016 224,949 +85,242 +61.01%
2015 139,707 −33,184 −19.19%
2014 172,891 −2,778 −1.58%
2013 175,669 +11,379 +6.93%
2012 164,290 +9,808 +6.35%
2011 154,482 +11,108 +7.75%
2010 143,374 +15,164 +11.83%
2009 128,210

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.