IP Facts and Figures

Explore WIPO’s latest complete data on intellectual property activity around the world.
For the full datasets behind these interactive charts, visit the IP Statistics Data Center.

Which countries are the biggest users of the Hague System?

2023
2024

China
2024 filings 4,870
2023 filings 3,758
Growth 🡑29.6%
4,870
🡑29.6%
Germany
2024 filings 4,218
2023 filings 4,521
Growth 🡓6.7%
4,218
🡓6.7%
US
2024 filings 3,034
2023 filings 2,679
Growth 🡑13.3%
3,034
🡑13.3%
Italy
2024 filings 2,249
2023 filings 1,817
Growth 🡑23.8%
2,249
🡑23.8%
Switzerland
2024 filings 2,109
2023 filings 2,196
Growth 🡓4.0%
2,109
🡓4.0%
France
2024 filings 1,465
2023 filings 1,616
Growth 🡓9.3%
1,465
🡓9.3%
Republic of Korea
2024 filings 1,448
2023 filings 1,240
Growth 🡑16.8%
1,448
🡑16.8%
UK
2024 filings 1,005
2023 filings 941
Growth 🡑6.8%
1,005
🡑6.8%
Japan
2024 filings 951
2023 filings 1,001
Growth 🡓5.0%
951
🡓5.0%
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2024 filings 845
2023 filings 720
Growth 🡑17.4%
845
🡑17.4%

Which offices saw the most design filing?

Other offices

WORLD
industrial design
filing activity

100%

1,524,000
filings

China
54.2%
EUIPO*
7.7%
UK
5.4%
US
3.9%
Republic of Korea
3.9%
12.2%

From which countries did applicants exhibit the highest industrial design filing activity?

2022
2023

China
2023 filings 882,809
2022 filings 841,163
Growth 🡑5.0%
882,809
🡑5.0%
US
2023 filings 69,076
2022 filings 67,327
Growth 🡑2.6%
69,076
🡑2.6%
Germany
2023 filings 64,986
2022 filings 70,353
Growth 🡓7.6%
64,986
🡓7.6%
Italy
2023 filings 60,486
2022 filings 52,287
Growth 🡑15.7%
60,486
🡑15.7%
Republic of Korea
2023 filings 60,120
2022 filings 62,263
Growth 🡓3.4%
60,120
🡓3.4%
Türkiye
2023 filings 54,783
2022 filings 80,557
Growth 🡓32.0%
54,783
🡓32.0%
France
2023 filings 45,915
2022 filings 47,407
Growth 🡓3.1%
45,915
🡓3.1%
UK
2023 filings 45,370
2022 filings 37,302
Growth 🡑21.6%
45,370
🡑21.6%
Japan
2023 filings 34,589
2022 filings 34,512
Growth 🡑0.2%
34,589
🡑0.2%
India
2023 filings 26,966
2022 filings 19,777
Growth 🡑36.4%
26,966
🡑36.4%

With 882,809 designs in applications filed, applicants residing in China were the most active in the world in terms of design count in 2023. They were followed by applicants from the US (69,076), Germany (64,986), Italy (60,486), and the Republic of Korea (60,120). Together, these top five countries of origin accounted for almost three-quarters (74.6%) of global design filing in 2023. Driven mainly by a rapid increase in filings by applicants from China, the combined share of the top five origins has grown by 3.6 percentage points over the last decade.

Global IP filing activity in 2023

2022
2023

Patents
3.6 million
2023 filings 3,552,100
2022 filings 3,457,800
Growth 🡑2.7
Utility models
3.1 million
2023 filings 3,127,960
2022 filings 3,011,620
Growth 🡑3.9
Trademarks*
15.2 million
2023 filings 15,234,900
2022 filings 15,551,900
Growth 🡓2.0
Industrial designs**
1.5 million
2023 filings 1,524,000
2022 filings 1,482,600
Growth 🡑2.8

Patent filings worldwide grew by 2.7% in 2023, reaching approximately 3.6 million. Industrial design filing activity also grew in 2023, increasing by 2.8% to 1.5 million designs in applications filed in 2023. On the other hand, trademark filing dropped by 2% to 15.2 million classes in applications. Applications for utility models – a special form of patent right – grew by 3.9% to number 3.1 million applications.