Industrial design applications by residents — all countries

Industrial design applications by residents — Southern Europe

Industrial design applications by residents in Southern Europe in 2021 — 40,794 filings. Since 2010, the indicator has fallen by 18.5%.

2021 40,794 filings +1.05% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 55,694 filings2018
Period minimum 40,369 filings2020

Trend over time

2010–2021 · applications, design count

Industrial design applications by residents — Southern Europe, 2010–202140,00045,00050,00055,00060,00020102012201420162018202020212010: 50,048 filings2011: 49,510 filings2012: 51,272 filings2013: 52,765 filings2014: 52,515 filings2016: 48,265 filings2018: 55,694 filings2019: 49,387 filings2020: 40,369 filings2021: 40,794 filings
Change over the period: −9,254 (−18.49%) Average annual rate: -1.84 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Southern Europe 40,794 filings
World 1.24M filings
Industrial design applications by residents — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 40,794 +425 +1.05%
2020 40,369 −9,018 −18.26%
2019 49,387 −6,307 −11.32%
2018 55,694
2016 48,265
2014 52,515 −250 −0.47%
2013 52,765 +1,493 +2.91%
2012 51,272 +1,762 +3.56%
2011 49,510 −538 −1.07%
2010 50,048

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.