Proof Point
Industrial design applications worldwide grew 5.7% annually between 2006 and 2015, from 0.7 million to 1.1 million
Global Number of Industrial Design Applications
2006 – 2015 (millions)
Proof Point Findings
- Industrial Design Applications – Intellectual property that protects visual design of objects, such as unique shape, configuration or composition of pattern or color, or combination of pattern and color in three-dimensional form
- Gradual Global Application Growth – Industrial design applications grew gradually from 0.7 million in 2006 to 1.1 million in 2015, annual increase of 5.7%
- First Drop in Decade – Experienced 8.1% drop in 2014, decreasing from 1.2 million in 2013 to 1.1 million in 2014, brought by sharp decrease in China after local intellectual property office implemented stricter examination practices
- Key Drivers – Include growing need for protection from product imitation or variations, heightening importance of consistent product branding, intensifying competition, and increasing attention customers give to product design and aesthetics
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Date Last Updated |
June 1, 2017
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