Hague Yearly Review International Registration of Industrial Designs

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2 Hague Yearly Review 217 International Registration of Industrial Designs

3 WIPO, 217 First published 217 World Intellectual Property Organization 34, chemin des Colombettes, P.O. Box 18 CH-1211 Geneva 2, Switzerland ISBN: Attribution 3. IGO license (CC BY 3. IGO) Except where otherwise indicated, this publication is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3. IGO License. The user is allowed to reproduce, distribute, adapt, translate and publicly perform this publication, including for commercial purposes, without explicit permission, provided that the content is accompanied by an acknowledgement that WIPO is the source and that it is clearly indicated if changes were made to the original content. Suggested citation: WIPO (217), Hague Yearly Review 217: International Registration of Industrial Designs, WIPO, Geneva. Adaptation/translation/derivatives should not carry any official emblem or logo, unless they have been approved and validated by WIPO. Please contact us via the WIPO website to obtain permission. For any derivative work, please include the following disclaimer: The Secretariat of WIPO assumes no liability or responsibility with regard to the transformation or translation of the original content. When content published by WIPO, such as images, graphics, trademarks or logos, is attributed to a third party, the user of such content is solely responsible for clearing the rights with the right holder(s). To view a copy of this license, please visit Statistical tables A49, A5 and A51 are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 3. IGO License. The user is allowed to reproduce, distribute, and publicly perform this content without explicit permission from WIPO, provided that the content is accompanied by an acknowledgement that WIPO is the source. No part of this content can be used for commercial purposes and adapted/translated/modified without the prior permission of WIPO. Please contact us via the WIPO website to obtain permission. To view a copy of this license, please visit: The designations employed and the presentation of material throughout this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of WIPO concerning the legal status of any country, territory or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. This publication is not intended to reflect the views of the Member States or the WIPO Secretariat. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by WIPO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Photo credits: istockphoto/ QUAYSIDE Printed in Switzerland

4 Table of contents Acknowledgements 4 Further information Key numbers 5 Highlights 7 Standard figures and tables 13 Annexes A brief presentation of the Hague System 57 Data description 6 List of abbreviations 61 Glossary 62 Locarno classes and sectors 65 List of Hague members 66 3

5 Acknowledgements Further information The Hague Yearly Review was prepared under the direction of Francis Gurry (Director General) and supervised by Carsten Fink (Chief Economist). The report was prepared by a team led by Mosahid Khan; the team comprised Kyle Bergquist, Ryan Lamb, Bruno Le Feuvre and Hao Zhou, all from the Economics and Statistics Division. Thanks go to colleagues from the Brands and Designs Sector for providing valuable comments on drafts at various stages. Samiah Do Carmo Figueiredo and Caterina Valles Galmès provided valuable administrative support. Gratitude is also due to Toby Boyd and Brenda O Hanlon for editing the Review, to the Communications Division for preparing the design and to staff in the Printing Plant for their services. Online resources The electronic version of the Review as well as the images and underlying data used to produce all figures and tables can be downloaded at int/ipstats. This webpage also provides links to the IP Statistics Data Center offering access to WIPO s statistical data and to the IP Statistical Country Profiles. The following resources are available on WIPO s website: Information on the Hague System Search the International Register Contact information Economics and Statistics Division Website: ipstats.mail@wipo.int 4

6 216 Key numbers Description Applications/registrations Designs contained in applications/registrations Number Change Number Change International applications 5, % 18, % International registrations 5, % 17, % Designations in international applications 21, % 75, % Designations in international registrations 19, % 68, % Renewals of international registrations 3,15-1.4% 13, % International registrations in force 32, % 131, % 5

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8 Highlights Hague international applications grew by 35.3% in 216 International industrial design applications filed via the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) grew by 35.3% in 216. This high growth was due to the recent expansion of the Hague System to include Japan, the Republic of Korea and the United States of America (U.S.), and to the large numbers of applications filed by applicants from these new Hague members. The 5,562 applications filed in 216 contained 18,716 designs (figure 1). The number of designs contained in applications increased by 13.9%, representing the tenth consecutive year of growth. The Hague System allows applicants to register up to 1 different designs through a single international application. Focusing on both the number of applications and the number of designs contained in international applications provides a comprehensive depiction of the use of the Hague System. This Highlights section refers mainly to the number of designs contained in applications, while the standard figures and tables show the numbers of Hague applications together with the numbers of designs contained in those applications. Figure 1 Trend in international applications and designs contained in international applications Hague applications/designs 2, 1, APPLICATIONS DESIGNS Source: Standard figures A1 and A2. Application year The Hague System continues to increase its geographical scope With the accession of Turkmenistan in 216, the total number of Hague members increased to 65. In 216, 2,175 applicants from at least 65 countries or territories filed at least one Hague international application. These 65 Hague members offer applicants the possibility to obtain protection for their designs in an area covering a total of 83 countries. The difference between the number of Hague members and the number of countries covered by the System is due to the fact that the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the European Union (EU) are Hague members. By designating these intergovernmental organizations, an applicant can seek protection simultaneously within all their respective member states. Who were the largest users of the Hague System in 216? Germany was the largest user of the Hague System in 216 with 3,917 designs, followed by Switzerland (2,555), the Republic of Korea (1,882), the U.S. (1,41) and the Netherlands (1,317). Three recent members Japan, the Republic of Korea and the U.S. are among the top users of the System (figure 2). Combined, the top 1 origins accounted for 82% of all designs in 216. Applicants from Hague member countries located on the European continent accounted for 71.9% of all designs, followed by those in Asia (2.3%) and North America (7.6%). Between 25 and 216, Asia saw its share increase by 18 percentage points, whereas North America s share increased by 7.5 percentage points (figure 3). This can largely be attributed to the Republic of Korea becoming a Hague member in 214, and Japan and the U.S. joining in 215. Among the top 2 origins, Cyprus (+138.4%), Turkey (+136.5%) and Japan (+19.2%) each recorded high annual growth, albeit from a low base (standard figure A9). In addition, the strong growth in Cyprus was driven by a single applicant Kronoplus Limited, which sought protection for 169 designs in 216. The Netherlands (+72.2%), Sweden (+72%) and Denmark (+5.9%) also saw large increases. Nine of the top 2 origins saw declines, the sharpest being for Austria (-25.4%), Switzerland (-22.9%) and Luxembourg (-29.1%). 7

9 HIGHLIGHTS Figure 2 Designs contained in international applications for the top 1 origins, 216 4, Designs in Hague applications 3, 2, 1, Germany Switzerland Rep. of Korea U.S. Netherlands Origin France Italy Japan Turkey Sweden Source: Standard figure A9. The top origins include 19 high-income countries, 15 of which are located in Europe. Turkey is the only upper middle-income country listed among the top 2. Distribution of designs per application among the largest users of the Hague System The Hague System allows applicants to register up to 1 different designs through a single international application. On average, there were 3.4 designs per application filed in 216 considerably fewer than the 4.9 designs per application filed in 214 (standard figure A3). This can be explained in part by the applications from recent Hague members Japan and the Republic of Korea, which contained fewer designs per application compared to long-established members Germany and Switzerland. The distribution of designs per application varies widely across origins. Among the top eight origins, the Republic of Korea (89.7%) had the highest share of Figure 3 Designs contained in international applications by region 97.8% Europe 2.% Asia.1% North America.2% Africa 71.9% Europe 2.3% Asia 7.6% North America.1% Africa Source: Standard figure A

10 HIGHLIGHTS single-design applications, whereas Germany (28.1%) recorded the lowest share (standard figure A11). Applications containing up to two designs accounted for 94.1% of all applications from the Republic of Korea, while for Germany the share was just 48.7%. Only one application filed by Fonkel Meubelmarketing of the Netherlands contained 1 designs. Which companies filed the most designs in 216? Fonkel Meubelmarketing (953 designs) overtook Samsung Electronics of the Republic of Korea (862) as the largest user of the Hague System (figure 4). The Republic of Korea s LG Electronics came third with 728 designs, followed by Swatch of Switzerland (383) and Procter & Gamble of the U.S. (348). The top 1 applicants represent a diverse set of industries, including automobiles, construction materials, electronics, furnishing, household goods, software and computer services, and watches and jewelry. The top 5 list for 216 contains applicants from 17 origins. Germany had the highest number of top applicants from any single country with 12, followed by Switzerland (8) and the Republic of Korea (4). The share of the number of designs held by the top five applicants from each of the top five origins ranged from 25.2% in Germany to 94.2% in the Republic of Korea (figure 5). The top German applicant, Volkswagen AG, accounted for 8.6% of all designs from Germany, while Samsung Electronics accounted for 45.8% of all designs from the Republic of Korea. For the Netherlands, Fonkel Meubelmarketing accounted for close to three-fifths of all designs the largest share for a single applicant among the top five origins. Where do Hague applicants seek to protect their designs? The Hague System simplifies the process of multinational registration by creating a single international procedure for protecting a design in multiple jurisdictions. Applicants list the Hague members in whose jurisdictions they wish to protect their designs (known as designated members ). In 216, the number of designations in all international applications grew by 13.7%, whereas the number of designs in all designations increased by a modest 1.4%. Specifically, 75,252 designs were contained in all designations made in 216. The EU was the most designated Hague member in international applications in 216, with 4,88 designations containing 14,952 designs (figure 6). It has been the most designated member since 21. It was followed by Switzerland (8,811 designs), Turkey (6,137), the U.S. (4,722) and Norway (3,324). Among the top five designated members, the EU (+12%) and the U.S. (+92%) saw strong growth in the number of designs in designations, while Norway (-5.3%), Switzerland (-7.5%) and Turkey (-1.1%) saw declines. Figure 4 Top applicants based on the number of designs, 216 1, Designs in Hague applications Fonkel Meubelmarketing Samsung Electronics LG Electronics Swatch Procter & Gamble Volkswagen Applicant Renault Microsoft Wenko-Wenselaar Kronoplus Source: Standard table A4. 9

11 HIGHLIGHTS Figure 5 Share of top applicants for the top five origins (based on number of designs), Share of top five applicants (%) Germany Switzerland Rep. of Korea U.S. Netherlands Origin FIRST APPLICANT SECOND APPLICANT THIRD APPLICANT FOURTH APPLICANT FIFTH APPLICANT Nine middle-income countries appear among the top 2 most designated Hague members, including Turkey (6,137), Ukraine (3,5), Morocco (1,879) and Tunisia (1,481). Designs contained in designations from Switzerland accounted for the largest shares of all designations received by 8 of the top 15 designated Hague members, with shares ranging from 16.8% in the Republic of Korea to 43.2% in Albania (standard table A22). Which classes are most frequently specified in international applications? Designs related to furnishing (Class 6; 12.6%) accounted for the largest share of total designs in 216, followed by recording and communication equipment (Class 14; 11.3%), means of transport (Class 12; 8.2%) and clocks and watches (Class 1; 7.1%). The top 1 most specified classes accounted for 71.3% of all designs, a slight increase on their combined share in 215 (68.6%). Figure 6 Number of designs contained in international applications for the top 1 designated Hague members, , Designs in designations 1, 5, European Union Switzerland Turkey U.S. Norway Singapore Hague member Ukraine Rep. of Korea Japan Morocco Source: Standard figure A19. 1

12 HIGHLIGHTS While designs related to furnishing (Class 6) were the most frequently specified class in international applications overall, class shares differ across origins (standard table A26). For example, Class 12 was the most frequently specified class in applications from France (2.7% of all designs), Germany (17.1%) and Sweden (3.1%); for Japan (15.1%), the Republic of Korea (49.6%) and the U.S. (32.5%) it was Class 14; and for Switzerland, Class 1 accounted for the largest share (33.5%). International registrations of industrial designs grew by 46% in 216 The International Bureau (IB) recorded 5,233 international registrations containing 17,61 designs in 216. Registrations grew by 46.1%, while the number of designs in registrations rose by 21.5% (figure 7). Most of the growth can be attributed to a significant increase in registrations of applications from the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea and the U.S. For example, the number of international registrations for the Republic of Korea grew by 158%, while the number of designs contained in those registrations grew by 75%. Holders residing in Germany accounted for 2.2% of all design registrations, followed by holders in Switzerland (13.8%), the Republic of Korea (1.8%), the Netherlands (7.6%) and the U.S. (7.5%). Registrations in force have now grown for seven years running The number of registrations in force (active registrations) increased by 9.7% in 216, marking the seventh consecutive year of growth. The 32,187 registrations in force contained 131,953 designs. Both registrations in force and designs contained in those registrations are concentrated in a small number of countries, with holders residing in Germany (29.2%), Switzerland (19.9%), France (11.8%) and Italy (8.3%) together accounting for more than two-thirds of all active designs (figure 8). Studying registrations in force by right holder helps to provide insights into the concentration of registrations at the individual and firm level. In 216, approximately two-thirds of firms or individuals holding an active registration had only one registration in their portfolio (standard figure A45). Another 13.7% of holders owned only two active registrations, and holders with three active registrations accounted for 6.3% of the total. Just 27 portfolios had more than 1 active registrations. The distribution of active registrations has remained more or less unchanged over the past few years. Figure 8 Share of designs contained in active registrations for the top 1 origins, % Germany Figure 7 Trend in international registrations and designs contained in those registrations Hague registrations/designs 2, 1, REGISTRATIONS DESIGNS Source: Standard figures A29 and A3. Registration year Source: Standard figure A % Switzerland 11.8% France 8.3% Italy 5.7% U.S. 5.3% Netherlands 2.4% Rep. of Korea 1.5% Turkey 1.5% Austria 1.3% Sweden 13.1% Others 11

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14 Standard figures and tables Hague international applications A1 Trend in international applications 15 A2 Trend in the number of designs contained in international applications 15 A3 Average number of designs per international application 16 A4 Top Hague applicants 16 A5 Designs contained in international applications by income group 17 A6 Designs contained in international applications by region 18 A7 Designs contained in international applications by origin, A8 International applications for the top 2 origins, A9 Designs contained in international applications for the top 2 origins, A1 Average number of designs per international application for the top 2 origins, A11 Distribution of designs per application for the top eight origins, A12 Distribution of international applications by medium of filing 22 A13 Distribution of international applications by language of filing 23 Geographical coverage of Hague international applications A14 Trend in designations in international applications 24 A15 Trend in the number of designs contained in designations in international applications 25 A16 Distribution of designations per international application, A17 International applications by designated Hague member, A18 Designations in international applications for the top 2 designated Hague members, A19 Designs contained in designations in international applications for the top 2 designated Hague members, A2 Average number of designs per designation for the top 2 designated Hague members, A21 Distribution of designs per application for the top eight designated Hague members, A22 Designs contained in applications for the top 2 origins and the top 15 most designated Hague members, Non-resident applications by filing route A23 Trends in non-resident application design counts by filing route (direct and Hague) 31 A24 Non-resident application design counts by filing route for selected Hague members, Hague international applications by class and sector A25 Designs contained in international applications by class 33 A26 Designs contained in international applications by class and origin, A27 Distribution of designs contained in applications by the top three sectors for the top 1 origins, A28 Designs contained in international applications by class and designated Hague member, Hague international registrations and refusals A29 Trend in international registrations 37 A3 Trend in the number of designs contained in international registrations 38 A31 International registrations and registration design counts for the top 2 origins 38 A32 Publication of international registrations 39 A33 Trends in refusals of international registrations 39 A34 Refusals of international registrations by designated Hague member 4 Renewals of international registrations and registrations in force A35 Trend in renewals of international registrations 41 A36 Trend in renewals of designs contained in international registrations 42 A37 Trend in designations in renewals of international registrations 42 13

15 A38 Renewals of international registrations for the top five origins, A39 Top designated Hague members in renewals of registrations 43 A4 International registrations in force 44 A41 Designs contained in international registrations in force 44 A42 Designations contained in international registrations in force 45 A43 Share of international registrations in force for the top 1 origins 45 A44 Share of designs contained in international registrations in force for the top 1 origins 46 A45 Distribution of international registrations in force by right holder portfolio size, Fees collected and distributed by the International Bureau A46 Trend in fees collected by the International Bureau 47 A47 Fees distributed to Hague members by the International Bureau 48 A48 Registration fees 49 Statistical tables A49 International applications via the Hague System, A5 International registrations via the Hague System, A51 Renewals of international registrations via the Hague System,

16 Standard figures and tables Hague international applications This subsection presents statistics on Hague international applications for the international registration of industrial designs. Statistics are presented for both the number of applications and the number of designs contained in applications. Figure A1 Trend in international applications Hague international applications grew by 35.3% in 216, marking the second consecutive year of strong growth. 6, Hague applications 4, 2, Application year HAGUE APPLICATIONS GROWTH RATE (%) Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A2 Trend in the number of designs contained in international applications The total number of designs in Hague applications rose by 13.9% to 18,716. Designs in Hague applications 2, 15, 1, 5, Application year DESIGNS IN HAGUE APPLICATIONS GROWTH RATE (%) Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

17 Figure A3 Average number of designs per international application The average number of designs per Hague international application declined for the second year running. Average number of designs per Hague application Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Application year Table A4 Top Hague applicants Fonkel Meubelmarketing of the Netherlands overtook Samsung Electronics of the Republic of Korea to become the largest design filer under the Hague System. 216 ranking Applicant s name Origin Number of applications Number of designs contained in applications FONKEL MEUBELMARKETING Netherlands SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Rep. of Korea , LG ELECTRONICS INC. Rep. of Korea SWATCH AG Switzerland THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY U.S VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Germany RENAULT S.A.S. France MICROSOFT CORPORATION U.S WENKO-WENSELAAR GMBH & CO. KG Germany KRONOPLUS LIMITED Cyprus DAIMLER AG Germany HERMES SELLIER SAS France THOMAS SABO GMBH & CO. KG Germany RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA Switzerland MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION Japan MAN TRUCK & BUS AG Germany MERCK KGAA Germany HANSGROHE SE Germany THUN SPA Italy KABUSHIKI KAISHA BIGWEST Japan KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. Netherlands SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG Sweden PIERRE LANG EUROPE Austria KIA MOTORS CORPORATION Rep. of Korea ALFRED KÄRCHER GMBH & CO. KG Germany GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG Switzerland (Continued) 16

18 (Continued) 216 ranking Applicant s name Origin Number of applications Number of designs contained in applications AUDI AG Germany IMPRESS TECH LTD. Cyprus HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. Japan BOTTEGA VENETA SA Switzerland NOSAG NORD-SÜD AGENTUREN AG Switzerland LEGERO SCHUHFABRIK Austria BRAUN GMBH Germany CARTIER INTERNATIONAL AG Switzerland ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG Sweden HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY Rep. of Korea CHANEL France ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGÈRE SUISSE Switzerland GOOGLE INC. U.S LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD. China OSCHMANN COMFORTBETTEN GMBH Germany DRYLOCK TECHNOLOGIES N.V. Belgium ECCO SKO A/S Denmark VITRA PATENTE AG Switzerland EAE ELEKTRIK Turkey FREY WILLE GMBH & CO. KG Austria SIMON, S.A.U. Spain AMICA HANDEL I MARKETING Poland NÜVIST MIMARLIK MOBILYA LTD. Turkey PASQUALE BRUNI S.P.A. Italy THOMAS SCHNEIDER Germany Note: Rank is based on the number of designs in indicates zero. Applicants residing in a non-member country can file an application for international registration if they have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the jurisdiction of a Hague member. For example, China is not a member of the Hague System, but China s Lenovo filed 19 Hague applications containing 59 designs in 216 via another Hague member. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A5 Designs contained in international applications by income group High-income countries accounted for the bulk of Hague filing activity, reflecting the membership of the Hague System. 96.2% High-income 2.4% Upper middleincome 1.4% Lower middleincome.% Low-income 94.9% High-income 4.4% Upper middleincome.8% Lower middleincome.% Low-income Note: Each income group includes the following number of countries or territories that had filed at least one design application in either 25 or 216: high-income (43), upper middle-income (13), lower middle-income (1) and low-income (1). Groups are defined by the World Bank s income classifications. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

19 Figure A6 Designs contained in international applications by region Asia s share increased to 2.3% in 216 due to the recent accession of Japan and the Republic of Korea. 97.8% Europe 2.% Asia.1% North America.2% Africa.% LAC.% Oceania % Europe 2.3% Asia 7.6% North America.1% Africa.% LAC.% Oceania Note: Each geographical region includes the following number of countries or territories that had filed at least one design application in either 25 or 216: Africa (8), Asia (13), Europe (4), Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC; 2), North America (2) and Oceania (2). Regions are defined according to United Nations definitions. Not a single country from the LAC region is a member of the Hague System and no applicant from this region used a Hague member to file an application in either year, so its share is zero. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A7 Designs contained in international applications by origin, 216 Use of the Hague System is highly concentrated in a few origins. 2, 4, , No data Note: The origin of an application is defined as the country/territory of the stated address of residence of the applicant. Applicants residing in a non-member country can file applications for international registrations if they have a real effective industrial or commercial establishment within the jurisdiction of a Hague member. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

20 Figure A8 International applications for the top 2 origins, 216 Thirteen of the top 2 origins filed more Hague applications in 216 than in GROWTH RATE (%) ,29 Hague applications Rep. of Korea Germany Switzerland France U.S. Japan Italy Netherlands Sweden U.K. Turkey Denmark Spain Norway Belgium China Poland Austria Luxembourg Ukraine Origin Note: The origin of an application is defined as the country/territory of the stated address of residence of the applicant. Applicants residing in a non-member country can file applications for international registrations if they have a real effective industrial or commercial establishment within the jurisdiction of a Hague member. For example, China is not a member of the Hague System, but it is ranked the sixteenth top user of the Hague System. The top 2 origins were selected based on the number of applications filed in 216. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A9 Designs contained in international applications for the top 2 origins, 216 Germany is the largest user of the Hague System in terms of the number of designs, followed by Switzerland and the Republic of Korea GROWTH RATE (%) ,917 Designs in Hague applications 2,555 1,882 1,41 1,317 1,212 1, Germany Switzerland Rep. of Korea U.S. Netherlands France Italy Japan Turkey Sweden Austria Denmark U.K. Cyprus Spain Poland Belgium Luxembourg Norway Czech Republic Origin Note: The origin of an application is defined as the country/territory of the stated address of residence of the applicant. Applicants residing in a non-member country can file applications for international registrations if they have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment within the jurisdiction of a Hague member. The top 2 origins were selected based on the number of designs contained in applications filed in 216. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

21 Figure A1 Average number of designs per international application for the top 2 origins, 216 Hague applications from Asia contain fewer designs than those from Europe. 8.8 Average designs in Hague applications Austria Germany Netherlands Turkey Spain Italy Denmark Poland Luxembourg Switzerland Ukraine U.S. Sweden U.K. Belgium France Norway Japan China Rep. of Korea Origin Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

22 Figure A11 Distribution of designs per application for the top eight origins, 216 For the top eight origins, the shares of single-design applications ranged from 9% for the Republic of Korea to 28% for Germany REPUBLIC OF KOREA GERMANY > >1 Share of total applications (%) SWITZERLAND > FRANCE >1 U.S. JAPAN > >1 Number of designs per Hague application (Continued) 21

23 (Continued) Share of total applications (%) ITALY > NETHERLANDS >1 Number of designs per Hague application Note: The top eight origins are based on the number of Hague applications as reported in standard figure A8. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A12 Distribution of international applications by medium of filing Electronic filings accounted for 95% of all Hague international applications in 216. ELECTRONIC FILING SHARE (%) , Hague applications 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, Application year PAPER FILING ELECTRONIC FILING Note: Applications for industrial designs are filed in paper form or through the IB s electronic filing (E-filing) system. Electronic filing in English was introduced in 28, and as of 21 it has also been possible to file electronically in French and Spanish. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

24 Figure A13 Distribution of international applications by language of filing The share of applications filed in English increased by five percentage points. ENGLISH FILINGS SHARE (%) , 5, Hague applications 4, 3, 2, 1, Application year ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH Note: International applications may be filed in English, French or Spanish. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

25 Geographical coverage of Hague international applications The Hague System simplifies the process of multinational registration by creating a single international procedure for protecting a design in multiple jurisdictions. Applicants list the Hague members in whose jurisdictions they wish to protect their designs (known as designated members ). This subsection presents statistics on designations in order to provide insights into the geographical coverage of international applications. Figure A14 Trend in designations in international applications The number of designations in Hague applications grew by 13.7% in 216 the second consecutive year of double-digit growth. Designations in Hague applications 25, 2, 15, 1, Application year DESIGNATIONS IN HAGUE APPLICATIONS GROWTH RATE (%) Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

26 Figure A15 Trend in the number of designs contained in designations in international applications Following strong growth of 13.3% in 215, the number of designs contained in designations in international applications increased only slightly in 216. AVERAGE DESIGNS IN DESIGNATIONS Designs in designations in Hague applications 8, 7, 6, 5, Application year DESIGNS IN DESIGNATIONS IN HAGUE APPLICATIONS GROWTH RATE (%) Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A16 Distribution of designations per international application, 216 Around 58% of all applications included no more than two designations. SHARE OF TOTAL APPLICATIONS (%) Share of total applications (%) Hague applications ,712 1, >1 Number of designations per Hague application CUMULATIVE SHARE Note: Distribution of designations is based on data from 5,19 international applications filed in 216. For 372 applications, information on designations was missing, and so these applications were not taken into account. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

27 Figure A17 International applications by designated Hague member, 216 Industrial design protection via the Hague System is sought mainly in Europe, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Turkey and the U.S. 2, 5, 1, 1, No data Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A18 Designations in international applications for the top 2 designated Hague members, 216 The EU has received the largest number of designations in Hague applications each year since 21. GROWTH RATE (%) ,88 Designations in Hague applications 2,198 1,972 1,381 1, European Union U.S. Switzerland Turkey Japan Rep. of Korea Singapore Norway Ukraine Morocco Tunisia Monaco Hague member Serbia Liechtenstein Albania Oman Egypt Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro T F Y R of Macedonia Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

28 Figure A19 Designs contained in designations in international applications for the top 2 designated Hague members, 216 Japan and the U.S. two recent members saw the fastest growth in designations based on design count. GROWTH RATE (%) ,952 Designs in designations 8,811 6,137 4,722 3,324 3,286 3,5 2,566 2,433 1,879 1,481 1,338 1,264 1,78 1,22 1,4 1, European Union Switzerland Turkey U.S. Norway Singapore Ukraine Rep. of Korea Japan Morocco Tunisia Hague member Serbia Monaco Liechtenstein Albania Egypt France Oman Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Figure A2 Average number of designs per designation for the top 2 designated Hague members, 216 Among the top 2 designated Hague members, Serbia, Ukraine, Morocco and Switzerland have the highest average number of designs per designation Average number of designs per designation Serbia Ukraine Morocco Switzerland Turkey Norway Liechtenstein Egypt Singapore Tunisia European Union Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Oman Montenegro Monaco T F Y R of Macedonia Rep. of Korea Japan U.S. Hague member Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

29 Figure A21 Distribution of designs per application for the top eight designated Hague members, 216 For the top eight designated Hague members, the share of single-design applications ranged from 72% for the U.S. to 38% for Switzerland and Turkey. EUROPEAN UNION U.S > >1 Share of total applications (%) 9. SWITZERLAND TURKEY > > JAPAN REP. OF KOREA > >1 Number of designs per Hague application (Continued) 28

30 (Continued) Share of total applications (%) SINGAPORE > NORWAY >1 Number of designs per Hague application Note: The top eight designated members are based on the number of designations in Hague applications as reported in figure A18. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Table A22 Designs contained in applications for the top 2 origins and the top 15 most designated Hague members, 216 Germany and Switzerland accounted for the largest share of designations in 12 of the top 15 most designated Hague members. Designated Hague member (number of designs) Origin European Union Switzerland Turkey Ukraine U.S. Singapore Norway Rep. of Korea Japan Morocco Tunisia Serbia Monaco Liechtenstein Albania Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark France Germany 2,531 2,849 1, Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands 1, Norway Poland Rep. of Korea 1, Spain Sweden Switzerland 2,242 2,74 1, , Turkey U.K U.S. 1, Others/unknown 1, Total 14,952 8,811 6,137 3,5 4,722 3,286 3,324 2,566 2,433 1,879 1,481 1,338 1,264 1,78 1,22 (Continued) 29

31 (Continued) Designated Hague member (share of total, %) Origin European Union Switzerland Turkey Ukraine U.S. Singapore Norway Rep. of Korea Japan Morocco Tunisia Serbia Monaco Liechtenstein Albania Austria Belgium Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Poland Rep. of Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey U.K U.S Others/unknown Total Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

32 Non-resident applications by filing route Applicants seeking design protection in foreign jurisdictions can either file applications directly with national or regional intellectual property (IP) offices (i.e., the Paris route) or, where requirements are met, make use of the Hague System. This subsection presents non-resident application statistics by filing route in order to provide insights into the use of the two systems for non-resident applications. Figure A23 Trends in non-resident application design counts by filing route (direct and Hague) Despite the generally downward trend, 54% of non-resident applications were filed via the Hague System in 215. HAGUE SHARE (%) Designs in applications 1, 5, DIRECT NON-RESIDENT HAGUE NON-RESIDENT Application year Note: Direct application data are available only up to 215, so 216 Hague designation data are not reported. The direct route refers to applications filed directly with national or regional IP offices of Hague members only. The Hague route refers to designations received by offices via the Hague System. For the sake of simplicity, designations are referred to as applications received via the Hague route. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

33 Figure A24 Non-resident application design counts by filing route for selected Hague members, 215 In 15 of the 2 reported Hague members, more than three-quarters of the non-resident applications received were filed through the Hague System HAGUE SHARE (%) ,541 Designs in applications 17,497 11,329 7,384 7,139 6,567 5,533 3,538 3,468 3,199 2,222 1,541 1,449 1,395 1,357 1,228 1,173 1,96 1,6 1,38 European Union U.S. Germany Switzerland Turkey Rep. of Korea Japan Norway Singapore Ukraine Morocco Hague member Monaco Tunisia T F Y R of Macedonia Montenegro Liechtenstein Bosnia and Herzegovina Azerbaijan Georgia Egypt DIRECT NON-RESIDENT HAGUE NON-RESIDENT Note: Direct application data are available only up to 215, so 216 Hague designation data are not reported. The direct route refers to applications filed directly with national or regional IP offices of Hague members only. The Hague route refers to designations received by offices via the Hague System. For the sake of simplicity, designations are referred to as applications received via the Hague route. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

34 Hague international applications by class and sector The Hague System makes it possible to file, via a single application, up to 1 industrial designs belonging to the same class of the International Classification for Industrial Designs established under the Locarno Agreement. This subsection presents Hague design statistics by class and sector in order to provide insights into the goods incorporating the designs. Table A25 Designs contained in international applications by class Furnishing accounted for the largest share of all designs in applications filed in 216, followed by recording and communication equipment and means of transport. Class Growth rate (%): share Class 1: Foodstuffs Class 2: Clothing Class 3: Travel goods Class 4: Brushware Class 5: Textile piecegoods Class 6: Furnishing 1,56 1,678 1,975 2, Class 7: Household goods Class 8: Tools and hardware Class 9: Packages and containers 1, 1, , Class 1: Clocks and watches 1, ,244 1, Class 11: Articles of adornment 956 1,116 1,19 1, Class 12: Means of transport 1,4 1,83 1,73 1, Class 13: Equipment for producing electricity Class 14: Recording and communication equipment ,387 2, Class 15: Machines, not elsewhere specified Class 16: Photographic apparatus Class 17: Musical instruments Class 18: Printing and office machinery Class 19: Stationery and office equipment Class 2: Sales and advertising equipment Class 21: Games, toys, sporting goods Class 22: Arms, articles for hunting and fishing Class 23: Heating and cooling equipment ,117 1, Class 24: Medical and laboratory equipment Class 25: Building and construction elements Class 26: Lighting apparatus Class 27: Tobacco and smokers supplies Class 28: Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products Class 29: Accident prevention and rescue equipment Class 3: Animal care articles Class 31: Machines for preparing food or drink Class 32: Graphic symbols and logos , Total 13,172 14,441 16,435 18, Note: For full class definitions visit Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May

35 Table A26 Designs contained in international applications by class and origin, 216 Designs related to recording and communication equipment accounted for the largest shares of designs from Japan, the Republic of Korea and the U.S. Class Germany Switzerland Rep. of Korea U.S. Netherlands France Italy Japan Turkey Sweden Class 1: Foodstuffs Class 2: Clothing Class 3: Travel goods Class 4: Brushware Class 5: Textile piecegoods Class 6: Furnishing Class 7: Household goods Class 8: Tools and hardware Class 9: Packages and containers Class 1: Clocks and watches Class 11: Articles of adornment Class 12: Means of transport Class 13: Equipment for producing electricity Class 14: Recording and communication equipment Class 15: Machines, not elsewhere specified Class 16: Photographic apparatus Class 17: Musical instruments Class 18: Printing and office machinery Class 19: Stationery and office equipment Class 2: Sales and advertising equipment Class 21: Games, toys, sporting goods Class 22: Arms, articles for hunting and fishing Class 23: Heating and cooling equipment Class 24: Medical and laboratory equipment Class 25: Building and construction elements Class 26: Lighting apparatus Class 27: Tobacco and smokers supplies Class 28: Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products Class 29: Accident prevention and rescue equipment Class 3: Animal care articles Class 31: Machines for preparing food or drink Class 32: Graphic symbols and logos Total 3,917 2,555 1,882 1,41 1,317 1,212 1, Note: For full class definitions visit Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May 217. Origin 34

36 Figure A27 Distribution of designs contained in applications by the top three sectors for the top 1 origins, 216 Designs related to the furniture and household goods sector appeared among the top three sectors for 6 of the top 1 origins in Share of designs (%) France Germany Italy Japan Netherlands Rep. of Korea Sweden Switzerland Turkey U.S. Origin ADVERTISING CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICITY AND LIGHTING FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS HEALTH, PHARMA AND COSMETICS ICT AND AUDIOVISUAL PACKAGING TEXTILES AND ACCESSORIES TOOLS AND MACHINES TRANSPORT Note: See the annex for definitions of sectors. Source: WIPO Statistics Database, May