Hague System Yearly Review 2024
May 22, 2024
WIPO has released the latest edition of the Hague Yearly Review providing comprehensive facts and figures on, and analysis of, the use of the Hague System in 2023.
Key figures…
After experiencing double-digit growth in 2021 and 2022, the demand for design protection showed a modest increase of 1.3% in 2023. Applicants based in Europe accounted for 60.2% of all designs filed worldwide. Following the recent accession of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea to the Hague System, the proportion of designs originating from Asia has increased significantly, from 3.9% in 2013 to 28% in 2023.
| Total | % Change | |
International applications |
8,566 |
+7.4% |
International registrations |
8,366 |
+8.3% |
Renewals of international registrations |
5,592 |
+5.8% |
Designs contained in international applications |
25,414 |
+1.3% |
Designs contained in international registrations |
25,262 |
+0.5% |
Designs contained in renewals of international registrations |
21,791 |
+3.4% |
International registrations in force |
56,567 |
+9.2% |
Executive Summary
An executive summary of the report – in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish – will be released later.
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