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Industrial design applications by residents — all countries

Industrial design applications by residents — OECD

Industrial design applications by residents in the OECD in 2021 — 311,832 filings. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 57.2%.

2021 311,832 filings +7.27% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 320,699 filings2016
Period minimum 191,115 filings2007

Trend over time

2005–2021 · applications, design count

Industrial design applications by residents — OECD, 2005–2021150,000200,000250,000300,000350,0002005200720092011201320152017201920212005: 198,406 filings2006: 205,427 filings2007: 191,115 filings2008: 192,685 filings2009: 218,371 filings2010: 234,969 filings2011: 244,805 filings2012: 262,230 filings2013: 276,001 filings2014: 269,255 filings2015: 240,076 filings2016: 320,699 filings2017: 316,212 filings2018: 313,965 filings2019: 304,045 filings2020: 290,695 filings2021: 311,832 filings
Change over the period: +113,426 (+57.17%) Average annual rate: 2.87 %

Comparison, 2021

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

OECD 311,832 filings
World 1.24M filings
Industrial design applications by residents — OECD, by year OECD All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 311,832 +21,137 +7.27%
2020 290,695 −13,350 −4.39%
2019 304,045 −9,920 −3.16%
2018 313,965 −2,247 −0.71%
2017 316,212 −4,487 −1.4%
2016 320,699 +80,623 +33.58%
2015 240,076 −29,179 −10.84%
2014 269,255 −6,746 −2.44%
2013 276,001 +13,771 +5.25%
2012 262,230 +17,425 +7.12%
2011 244,805 +9,836 +4.19%
2010 234,969 +16,598 +7.6%
2009 218,371 +25,686 +13.33%
2008 192,685 +1,570 +0.82%
2007 191,115 −14,312 −6.97%
2006 205,427 +7,021 +3.54%
2005 198,406 — —

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.

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