In 2018, almost 65% of all trademark filing activity – as measured in class counts – occurred at the top five offices. Increasing its share of the worldwide total, the office of China (51.4%) now accounts for more than half of all global trademark filing activity, primarily from Chinese residents
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There were around 14 million patents in force worldwide in 2018. The largest numbers in force were recorded in the United States of America (U.S.) (3.1 million), China (2.4 million) and Japan (2.1 million). Of the 49.3 million trademark registrations active worldwide, the greatest number in force
Asia continues to outpace other regions in filing activity for patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs, and accounts for 66.8% of all global patent applications worldwide. Over the last decade, Asia has seen an increase in its share of all applications filed around the world for
Innovators around the world filed 3.3 million patent applications in 2018, up 5.2% for a ninth straight yearly increase. Trademark filing activity amounted to 14.3 million, up 15.5% and representing a fourth consecutive year of double-digit growth. Worldwide industrial design filing activity reached