GERMANY IS WORLD LEADER IN INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS – AS NIGERIA AND AFRICA REMAINS ANONYMOUS

The number of applications filed under the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs grew by 3.7% in 2018, while the number of designs contained in those applications saw a small drop (-0.7%). The total number of applications amounted to 5,404 containing 19,296 designs. (Annex 7 ).

Applicants based in Germany (3,964 designs contained in their applications) continue to be the largest users of the international design system, followed by those in Switzerland (2,510), the Republic of Korea (1,547), France (1,454) and the Netherlands (1,382). Among the top 10 origins, the Netherlands (+71.3%) and Japan (+52.6%) saw the fastest growth, while the U.S. (-22.2%) saw a sharp drop.

Nigeria and Africa were again poorly represented on the list.

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