Industrial design applications by residents in Northern Africa in 2019 — 7,138 filings. Since 2012, the indicator has risen by 35.8%.
2012–2019 · applications, design count
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7,138 | +280 | +4.08% |
| 2018 | 6,858 | −738 | −9.72% |
| 2017 | 7,596 | — | — |
| 2014 | 7,058 | — | — |
| 2012 | 5,258 | — | — |
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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