Title page 1

Contents 4

Foreword 5

Acknowledgments 7

Further information 7

Key numbers 8

Patents 9

Highlights 10

Patent statistics 24

Patent applications and grants worldwide 26

A1. Trend in patent applications worldwide, 2010-2024 26

A2. Resident and non-resident patent applications worldwide, 2010-2024 26

A3. Trend in patent grants worldwide, 2010-2024 27

A4. Resident and non-resident patent grants worldwide, 2010-2024 27

Patent applications and grants by office 27

A5. Patent applications by region, 2014 and 2024 27

A6. Trend in patent applications for the top five offices, 1883-2024 28

A7. Patent applications at the top 20 offices, 2024 28

A8. Contribution of resident and non-resident applications to total growth for the top 20 offices, 2023-2024 28

A9. Patent applications at offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 29

A10. Contribution of resident and non-resident applications to total growth for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2023-2024 29

A11. Patent grants by region, 2014 and 2024 29

A12. Trend in patent grants for the top five offices, 1883-2024 30

A13. Patent grants for the top 20 offices, 2024 30

A14. Contribution of resident and non-resident grants to total growth for the top 20 offices, 2023-2024 30

A15. Patent grants for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 31

A16. Contribution of resident and non-resident grants to total growth for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2023-2024 31

Patent applications and grants by origin 32

A17. Patent applications for the top 20 origins, 2024 32

A18. Patent applications for selected low- and middle-income origins, 2024 32

A19. Patent applications for the top 20 offices and origins, 2024 33

A20. Flows of non-resident patent applications between the top five origins and the top 10 offices, 2024 34

A21. Patent grants for the top 20 origins, 2024 35

A22. Patent grants for selected low- and middle-income origins, 2024 35

Patent families 36

A23. Trend in patent families worldwide, 2008-2022 36

A24. Distribution of patent families by number of offices for the top origins, 2020-2022 36

A25. Trend in foreign-oriented patent families worldwide, 2008-2021 37

A26. Foreign-oriented patent families for the top 20 origins, 2020-2021 37

A27. Distribution of technology fields for selected applicants based on patent families, 2020-2022 38

A28. Distribution of technology fields for selected universities and PROs based on patent families, 2020-2022 39

Published patent applications by field of technology 40

A29. Published patent applications worldwide by field of technology, 2013, 2018 and 2023 40

A30. Relative specialization index for selected technology field and the top 15 origins, 2021-2023 41

A31. Trend in patent applications in energy-related technologies, 2008-2023 42

A32. Relative specialization index for energy-related technologies and the top 15 origins, 2021-2023 43

Participation of women inventors in published PCT applications 44

A33. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications, 2010-2024 44

A34. Share of PCT applications with at least one woman as inventor and with at least one man as inventor, 2010-2024 44

A35. Share of women among listed inventors and share of PCT applications with at least one woman as inventor for the top 20 origins, 2024 45

A36. Share of PCT patent applications with women inventors by field of technology, 2024 45

Patent applications in relation to GDP and population 46

A37. Resident patent applications per USD 100 billion GDP for the top 20 origins, 2014 and 2024 46

A38. Resident patent applications per million population for the top 20 origins, 2014 and 2024 46

A39. Resident patent applications per capita and GDP per capita, 2020-2024 46

A40. Resident patent applications per capita and R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP, 2020-2024 47

Patents in force 47

A41. Trend in patents in force worldwide, 2010-2024 47

A42. Patents in force at the top 20 offices, 2024 47

A43. Flow of patents in force between selected origins and offices, 2024 48

A44. Patents in force in 2024 as a percentage of total applications 49

A45. Average age of patents in force at selected offices, 2019 and 2024 49

Patent office procedural data 50

A46. Distribution of patent examination outcomes for selected offices, 2024 50

A47. Potentially pending applications at the top 20 offices, 2024 50

A48. Average pendency times for first office action and final decision at selected offices, 2024 51

A49. Number of patent examiners for selected offices, 2024 51

A50. Average years of experience of patent examiners for selected offices, 2024 51

Patent prosecution highway (PPH) 52

A51. PPH requests by office of first filing and offices of later examination, 2024 52

A52. Flows of PPH requests between offices of first filing and offices of later examination, 2024 53

Utility model applications 54

A53. Trend in utility model applications worldwide, 2010-2024 54

A54. Utility model applications for the top 20 offices, 2024 54

A55. Utility model applications for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 55

A56. Utility model applications for the top 20 origins, 2024 55

A57. Utility model applications for selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 55

Microorganisms 56

A58. Trend in microorganism deposits worldwide, 2010-2024 56

A59. Deposits at the top international depositary authorities, 2024 56

Statistical tables 57

A60. Patent applications by office and origin, 2024 57

A61. Patent grants by office and origin, and patents in force, 2024 60

A62. Patent office procedural data, 2024 63

A63. Utility model applications and grants by office and origin, 2024 66

Trademarks 69

Highlights 70

Trademark statistics 81

Trademark applications and registrations worldwide 83

B1. Trend in trademark applications worldwide, 2010-2024 83

B2. Trend in trademark application class counts worldwide, 2010-2024 83

B3. Resident and non-resident trademark application class counts worldwide, 2010-2024 83

B4. Trend in trademark registrations worldwide, 2010-2024 84

B5. Trend in trademark registration class counts worldwide, 2010-2024 84

B6. Resident and non-resident trademark registration class counts worldwide, 2010-2024 84

Trademark applications and registrations by office 85

B7. Trademark application class counts by region, 2014 and 2024 85

B8. Trend in trademark applications for the top five offices, 1883-2024 85

B9. Trademark application class counts for the top 20 offices, 2024 85

B10. Contribution of resident and non-resident application class counts to total growth for the top 20 offices, 2023-2024 86

B11. Trademark application class counts for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 86

B12. Contribution of resident and non-resident application class counts to total growth for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2023-2024 87

B13. Trademark registration class counts by region, 2014 and 2024 87

B14. Trend in trademark registrations for the top five offices, 1883-2024 87

B15. Trademark registration class counts for the top 20 offices, 2024 88

B16. Trademark registration class counts for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 88

Trademark applications by origin 89

B17. Trademark application class counts for the top 20 origins, 2024 89

B18. Trademark application class counts for selected low- and middle-income origins, 2024 89

B19. Trademark application class counts abroad for the top 20 origins, 2024 90

B20. Trademark application class counts for the top 20 offices and origins, 2024 90

B21. Flows of non-resident trademark application class counts between selected top origins and offices, 2024 92

B22. Distribution of trademark application class counts for the top 15 offices and selected non-resident origins, 2024 93

Trademark applications by Nice class and industry sector 93

B23. Distribution of non-resident trademark applications by top Nice classes, 2024 93

B24. Non-resident trademark applications by goods and services classes, 2024 94

B25. Non-resident trademark applications by industry sector, 2024 94

B26. Trademark applications by top three sectors at the top offices, 2024 95

B27. Distribution of trademark applications by goods and services at the top offices, 2024 95

B28. Trademark applications by top three sectors for the top origins, 2024 95

B29. Distribution of trademark applications by goods and services for the top origins, 2024 96

Trademark application class count in relation to GDP and population 96

B30. Resident trademark application class count per USD 100 billion GDP for selected origins, 2014 and 2024 96

B31. Resident trademark application class count per million population for selected origins, 2014 and 2024 97

Collective and certification trademark applications by office 97

B32. Collective trademark applications for the top 20 offices, 2024 97

B33. Certification trademark applications for the top 20 offices, 2024 97

Trademark registrations in force 98

B34. Trend in trademark registrations in force worldwide, 2010-2024 98

B35. Trademark registrations in force for the top 20 offices, 2024 98

B36. Trademark registrations in force in 2024 as a percentage of total registrations recorded between 2000 and 2024 99

B37. Average age of trademarks in force at selected offices, 2019 and 2024 99

Trademark office procedural data 100

B38. Distribution of trademark examination outcomes for selected offices, 2024 100

B39. Potentially pending trademark applications for selected offices, 2024 100

B40. Number of trademark examiners for selected offices, 2024 100

B41. Duration of trademark examination for selected offices, 2024 101

B42. Third-party oppositions for selected offices, 2024 101

B43. Appeals against decisions for selected offices, 2024 101

Statistical tables 102

B44. Trademark applications by office and origin, 2024 102

B45. Trademark registrations by office and origin, and trademarks in force, 2024 106

B46. Trademark office procedural data, 2024 110

Designs 112

Highlights 113

Design statistics 121

Design applications and registrations worldwide 123

C1. Trend in design applications worldwide, 2010-2024 123

C2. Trend in application design counts worldwide, 2010-2024 123

C3. Resident and non-resident application design counts worldwide, 2010-2024 123

C4. Trend in design registrations worldwide, 2010-2024 124

C5. Trend in registration design counts worldwide, 2010-2024 124

C6. Resident and non-resident registration design counts worldwide, 2010-2024 124

Design applications and registrations by office 125

C7. Application design counts by region, 2014 and 2024 125

C8. Trend in design applications for the top five offices, 1883-2024 125

C9. Application design counts for the top 20 offices, 2024 125

C10. Contribution of resident and non-resident application design counts to total growth for the top 20 offices, 2023-2024 126

C11. Application design counts for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 126

C12. Contribution of resident and non-resident application design counts to total growth for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2023-2024 127

C13. Registration design counts for the top 20 offices, 2024 127

C14. Registration design counts for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 127

C15. Non-resident application design counts by filing route, 2010-2024 128

Application design counts by origin 128

C16. Application design counts for the top 20 origins, 2024 128

C17. Application design counts for selected low- and middle-income origins, 2024 128

C18. Trend in application design counts abroad worldwide, 2014-2024 129

C19. Application design counts abroad for the top 20 origins, 2024 129

C20. Equivalent application design counts abroad for the top 20 origins, 2024 129

C21. Flows of application design counts abroad for the top five origins and the top 10 offices, 2024 130

Application design counts by Locarno class and industry sector 131

C22. Application design counts for the top 10 Locarno classes, 2024 131

C23. Application design counts by industry sector, 2024 131

C24. Distribution of application design counts by the top three sectors for the top 10 offices, 2024 131

C25. Distribution of application design counts by the top three sectors for the top 10 origins, 2024 132

Application design count in relation to GDP and population 132

C26. Resident application design count per USD 100 billion of GDP for the top 20 origins, 2014 and 2024 132

C27. Resident application design count per million population for the top 20 origins, 2014 and 2024 133

C28. Resident application design count per capita and GDP per capita for selected origins, 2020-2024 133

Design registrations in force 133

C29. Trend in design registrations in force worldwide, 2014-2024 133

C30. Design registrations in force for the top 20 offices, 2024 134

C31. Design registrations in force in 2024 as a percentage of total registrations 134

C32. Average age of design registrations in force at selected offices, 2019 and 2024 134

Design office procedural data 135

C33. Distribution of design examination outcomes for selected offices, 2024 135

C34. Potentially pending applications for selected offices, 2024 135

C35. Average pendency times from filing date to first office action and to final decision at selected offices, 2024 135

C36. Number of design examiners for selected offices, 2024 136

Statistical tables 136

C37. Design applications by office and origin, 2024 136

C38. Design registrations by office and origin, and registrations in force, 2024 139

C39. Design office procedural data, 2024 143

Plant varieties 145

Highlights 146

Plant variety statistics 150

Plant variety applications and titles issued worldwide 151

D1. Trend in plant variety applications worldwide, 2010-2024 151

D2. Trend in plant variety titles issued worldwide, 2010-2024 151

Plant variety applications and titles issued by office 151

D3. Plant variety applications by region, 2014 and 2024 151

D4. Trend in plant variety applications for the top five offices, 2000-2024 152

D5. Plant variety applications for the top 20 offices, 2024 152

D6. Contribution of resident and non-resident applications to total growth for the top 20 offices, 2023-2024 152

D7. Plant variety applications for offices of selected low- and middle-income countries, 2024 153

D8. Flow of non-resident applications for the top offices, 2024 154

D9. Plant variety titles issued by the top 20 offices, 2024 155

D10. Trend in plant variety titles issued for the top five offices, 2000-2024 155

Plant variety applications and titles issued by origin 156

D11. Plant variety applications for the top 20 origins, 2024 156

D12. Plant variety applications abroad for the top 20 origins, 2024 156

D13. Plant variety titles issued for the top 20 origins, 2024 156

D14. Plant variety titles issued abroad for the top 20 origins, 2024 157

Plant varieties in force 157

D15. Trend in plant varieties in force worldwide, 2010-2024 157

D16. Plant varieties in force at selected offices, 2024 157

Statistical table 158

D17. Plant variety applications and titles issued by office and origin, and plant variety titles in force by office, 2024 158

Geographical indications 160

Highlights 161

Geographical indications statistics 166

E1. Geographical indications in force for selected national and regional authorities, 2024 167

E2. Geographical indications in force for EU member states, 2024 167

E3. Geographical indications in force by region, 2024 167

E4. Distribution of geographical indications in force by legal means of protection for selected national and regional authorities, 2024 168

E5. Distribution of geographical indications in force by source for selected national and regional authorities, 2024 168

E6. Geographical indications in force by product category, 2024 168

E7. Appellations of origin and geographical indications in force for the top 20 origins, 2024 169

E8. Geographical indications in force in 2024 169

Additional information 171

Data description 172

IP systems at a glance 175

Glossary 180

Abbreviations 188

Annexes 189