Industrial design applications by residents in South Africa in 2021 — 728 filings. Ranked 33 in the world out of 111. Since 1982, the indicator has fallen by 23.1%.
1982–2021 · applications, design count
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 728 | −242 | −24.95% |
| 2020 | 970 | −6 | −0.61% |
| 2019 | 976 | −1 | −0.1% |
| 2018 | 977 | −35 | −3.46% |
| 2017 | 1,012 | −75 | −6.9% |
| 2016 | 1,087 | +364 | +50.35% |
| 2015 | 723 | −49 | −6.35% |
| 2014 | 772 | −178 | −18.74% |
| 2013 | 950 | −64 | −6.31% |
| 2012 | 1,014 | +161 | +18.87% |
| 2011 | 853 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1,017 | +102 | +11.15% |
| 2008 | 915 | −121 | −11.68% |
| 2007 | 1,036 | +0 | +0% |
| 2006 | 1,036 | +113 | +12.24% |
| 2005 | 923 | +52 | +5.97% |
| 2004 | 871 | +233 | +36.52% |
| 2003 | 638 | −58 | −8.33% |
| 2002 | 696 | +106 | +17.97% |
| 2001 | 590 | −121 | −17.02% |
| 2000 | 711 | −129 | −15.36% |
| 1999 | 840 | +217 | +34.83% |
| 1998 | 623 | +263 | +73.06% |
| 1997 | 360 | −481 | −57.19% |
| 1996 | 841 | +191 | +29.38% |
| 1995 | 650 | +220 | +51.16% |
| 1994 | 430 | +8 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 422 | −533 | −55.81% |
| 1992 | 955 | +240 | +33.57% |
| 1991 | 715 | −137 | −16.08% |
| 1990 | 852 | — | — |
| 1988 | 1,946 | +1,113 | +133.61% |
| 1987 | 833 | +10 | +1.22% |
| 1986 | 823 | — | — |
| 1984 | 851 | −12 | −1.39% |
| 1983 | 863 | −84 | −8.87% |
| 1982 | 947 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
South Africa
728
Botswana
18
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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