Japan vs United States: Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count

Japan
10,696
in 2021
United States
37,564
in 2021
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
2nd

Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count over time

  • Japan
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 37,564 against 10,696 in Japan, a difference of 26,868.

That makes United States's figure about 3.5 times Japan's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 119 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1980s 1,410 2,961 1,551 United States
1990s 1,828 4,490 2,663 United States
2000s 3,154 9,867 6,713 United States
2010s 6,003 18,303 12,300 United States
2020s 9,977 33,310 23,333 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, nonresident, by count, Japan or United States?
United States, at 37,564 against 10,696 in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, nonresident, by count between Japan and United States?
26,868, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for industrial design applications, nonresident, by count?
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 119 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industrial design applications, nonresident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,566 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. Non-resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of a state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application is not domiciled. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.