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Industrial design applications by residents — all countries

Industrial design applications by residents — South Korea

Industrial design applications by residents in South Korea in 2021 — 61,233 filings. Ranked 2 in the world out of 111. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 160.3%.

2021 61,233 filings −4.33% vs 2020
World rank 2of 111
Period maximum 65,895 filings2015
Period minimum 23,524 filings1998

Trend over time

1998–2021 · applications, design count

Industrial design applications by residents — South Korea, 1998–202120,00040,00060,00080,0001998200120042007201020132016201920211998: 23,524 filings1999: 33,011 filings2000: 33,894 filings2001: 36,657 filings2002: 37,729 filings2003: 36,689 filings2004: 39,656 filings2005: 43,247 filings2006: 49,766 filings2007: 52,055 filings2008: 54,278 filings2009: 56,391 filings2010: 55,369 filings2011: 54,300 filings2012: 60,867 filings2013: 65,485 filings2014: 63,083 filings2015: 65,895 filings2016: 62,631 filings2017: 60,402 filings2018: 60,077 filings2019: 61,364 filings2020: 64,005 filings2021: 61,233 filings
Change over the period: +37,709 (+160.3%) Average annual rate: 4.25 %

Comparison, 2021

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

South Korea 61,233 filings
World 1.24M filings
Eastern Asia computed 871,507 filings
Industrial design applications by residents — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 61,233 −2,772 −4.33%
2020 64,005 +2,641 +4.3%
2019 61,364 +1,287 +2.14%
2018 60,077 −325 −0.54%
2017 60,402 −2,229 −3.56%
2016 62,631 −3,264 −4.95%
2015 65,895 +2,812 +4.46%
2014 63,083 −2,402 −3.67%
2013 65,485 +4,618 +7.59%
2012 60,867 +6,567 +12.09%
2011 54,300 −1,069 −1.93%
2010 55,369 −1,022 −1.81%
2009 56,391 +2,113 +3.89%
2008 54,278 +2,223 +4.27%
2007 52,055 +2,289 +4.6%
2006 49,766 +6,519 +15.07%
2005 43,247 +3,591 +9.06%
2004 39,656 +2,967 +8.09%
2003 36,689 −1,040 −2.76%
2002 37,729 +1,072 +2.92%
2001 36,657 +2,763 +8.15%
2000 33,894 +883 +2.67%
1999 33,011 +9,487 +40.33%
1998 23,524 — —

Eastern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 785,857 KR South Korea 61,233 JP Japan 22,051 MN Mongolia 1,391 HK Hong Kong 946 MO Macao 29
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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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