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

Japan
22,051
in 2021
United States
21,913
in 2021
Japan rank
8th
United States rank
9th

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • Japan
  • United States
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 22,051 against 21,913 in United States, a difference of 138.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1980s 53,494 6,511 46,983 Japan
1990s 38,345 10,392 27,954 Japan
2000s 34,060 13,780 20,280 Japan
2010s 25,414 21,017 4,397 Japan
2020s 22,222 21,800 422 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Japan or United States?
Japan, at 22,051 against 21,913 in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Japan and United States?
138, with Japan 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, resident, by count?
Japan ranks 8th and United States ranks 9th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as Industrial design applications, resident, by count. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Industrial design applications, resident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,569 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. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the state or jurisdiction in which the first named applicant in the application is resident. 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 others have a multiple class/design filing system.