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 were in China (19.6 million), followed by the U.S. (2.4 million), India (1.9 million) and Japan (1.9 million). Likewise, the greatest number of industrial design registrations in force were in China, which accounted for 40.4% of the world total. In addition, China accounted for 93% of the total utility models in force.

Source: WIPO Statistics Database, August 2019.