World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019World Intellectual Property Indicators 20192The user is allowed to reproduce, distribute, adapt, translate and publicly perform this publication, including for commer-cial 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 (2019). World Intellectual Property Indicators 2019. Geneva: World Intellectual Property Organization.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 dis-claimer: “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 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/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 manu-facturers does not imply that they are endorsed or recom-mended by WIPO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned.© WIPO, 2019World Intellectual Property Organization 34, chemin des Colombettes, P.O. Box 18 CH-1211 Geneva 20, SwitzerlandISBN: 978-92-805-3094-0Attribution 3.0 IGO (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Printed in Switzerland3Table of contentsForeword 5Acknowledgements 6Further information 6Key numbers 7Overview of IP filing activity 8Patents 11Highlights 12Patent statistics 22Trademarks 73Highlights 74Trademark statistics 84Industrial designs 125Highlights 126Industrial design statistics 133Plant varieties 163Highlights 164Plant variety statistics 168Geographical indications 179Creative economy 185Highlights 186Creative economy statistics 192Additional information 209Data description 210IP systems at a glance 212Glossary 216Abbreviations 223Annexes 224PatentsTrademarksIndustrial designsPlant varietiesCreative economyAdditional informationGeographical indications45ForewordGlobal intellectual property (IP) filing activity contin-ues to grow at a rapid pace, setting new records in 2018. Patent filings around the world exceeded 3.3 million, representing a 5.2% growth on 2017 figures. Trademark filing activity t...
