World Intellectual Property Organization 2021 Statistics
According to the report from WIPO, despite the ongoing pandemic in 2021, international patent, trademark and design applications reached a record high. According to the data by WIPO, The number of patent applications carried out worldwide in 2021 increased by 0.9% compared to the previous year to 277,500, the number of trademark applications increased by 14.4% to 73,100 and the number of design applications increased by 20.8% to 22,480.