Industrial design applications by residents in the world in 2021 — 1,241,800 filings. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 168.6%.
2004–2021 · applications, design count
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World
| Year | filings | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.24M | +65,300 | +5.55% |
| 2020 | 1.18M | +39,200 | +3.45% |
| 2019 | 1.14M | −5,600 | −0.49% |
| 2018 | 1.14M | +70,300 | +6.55% |
| 2017 | 1.07M | −23,200 | −2.12% |
| 2016 | 1.1M | +82,200 | +8.11% |
| 2015 | 1.01M | +4,400 | +0.44% |
| 2014 | 1.01M | −98,800 | −8.92% |
| 2013 | 1.11M | +21,800 | +2.01% |
| 2012 | 1.09M | +153,400 | +16.45% |
| 2011 | 932,800 | +105,900 | +12.81% |
| 2010 | 826,900 | +89,800 | +12.18% |
| 2009 | 737,100 | +38,900 | +5.57% |
| 2008 | 698,200 | +47,000 | +7.22% |
| 2007 | 651,200 | +74,500 | +12.92% |
| 2006 | 576,700 | +46,800 | +8.83% |
| 2005 | 529,900 | +67,500 | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 462,400 | — | — |
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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