Patent Analysis Trends

This year’s World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report reveals an important trend: demand for IP rights is climbing, despite economic uncertainties. Patent applications hit an all-time high of 3.55 million last year – the fourth consecutive year of growth. Leading the way are innovators in China, the Republic of Korea, the US, Japan and India, who are the main growth drivers. Design filings also rebounded in 2023, up 2.8% to 1.52 million. In contrast, trademarks saw a slight dip, totaling 11.6 million applications covering 15.2 million classes – a 2% decline, but one notably less severe than last year, signaling potential stabilization in global trademark demand. What else stands out? One recurring takeaway is the increasingly global nature of innovation. India, for example, saw an impressive 15.7% growth in patent filings, continuing a five-year streak of double-digit increases. Large rises were also recorded by residents of Algeria, Finland, Indonesia, Poland and Saudi Arabia. It is no different in trademarks and designs. For trademarks, high growth rates were recorded in Mexico, Indonesia and Brazil, with Indonesia and India recording the sharpest increases in designs. Overall, Asian IP Offices now account for around 70% of global patent, trademark and design filings – a significant shift from just 10 years ago. Another interesting finding is the rise of resident, or domestic, filings. Historically, resident filings have dominated the trademark and design landscapes (making up around 84% and 82% of filings respectively in 2023). Last year, they resumed their position as the main driver of patent growth as well, with resident filings increasing by 4.9% and non-resident filings decreasing by 2.2%. The report also sheds new light on major tech trends. From an already high base, patent applications in computer technology continue to accelerate, now accounting for 12.4% of all filings. In 2023, the research and technology sector also attracted the largest filing volumes by applicants seeking trademark protection abroad. While growth in many areas is encouraging, a core challenge remains: translating IP filings into game-changing products and services that improve our world. This is the ultimate measure of success and the process that will not only drive new waves of innovation, but also growth and development worldwide. More: https://lnkd.in/evg9C5vp #WIPO #WIPI24 #IntellectualProperty

We are proud to release World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO’s 2024 World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) Report. This is our flagship data and statistics report which captures global IP activity. Access the WIPI report and explore the latest IP trends and data: https://lnkd.in/exen7uQq This report helps us understand shifts in innovation, identify high-growth regions and sectors and make informed decisions that support economic resilience and sustainable growth. It is an invaluable tool for policymakers to shape IP strategies, businesses to capitalize on emerging opportunities and researchers to track global innovation dynamics. 2023 IP statistics: ·      Patents: 3.55 million applications (+2.7% growth) ·      Trademarks: 15.23 million classes (a decline of -2%) ·      Industrial Designs: 1.52 million designs (+2.8% growth) ·      Plant Variety: 29,070 (+6.6% growth) Key Highlights from the report: 1)   Historic growth in patent filings In 2023, global patent applications hit an unprecedented 3.55 million. This marks the fourth consecutive year of growth. China, the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea and Germany lead in global patent filings.   2)   Asia’s leading role in IP Offices located in Asia now accounts for 68.7%, 66.7% and 69% of global patent, trademark and industrial design filing activity in 2023, highlighting Asia’s expanding influence as a powerhouse of global innovation.   3)   India’s rapid rise in patent filings Among the top countries, India recorded the fastest growth in applications with a 15.7% increase in patent filings, reflecting its rapidly growing economy. Many thanks to Carsten Fink, WIPO’s Chief Economist, and the Statistics and Data Analytics team Mosahid Khan, Hao Zhou, Ryan Lamb, Bruno Le Feuvre and Kyle Bergquist for their work in compiling and analyzing this data. Access the WIPI report: https://lnkd.in/exen7uQq #WIPI2024 #GlobalInnovation #IntellectualProperty #WIPO #Patents #Trademarks #IndustrialDesigns #IPData #InnovationEcosystem

We just released the 2025 edition of the World Intellectual Property Indicators, WIPO’s flagship report tracking global trends in IP activity. The latest data show that global patent and design filings reached record highs, and trademark demand stabilized after two years of decline: A particular highlight is India’s rapid emergence as a major patenting economy. Patent applications increased by 19.1% in 2024 – the sixth consecutive year of double-digit growth – and filings have now more than doubled since 2015. The share of resident applicants has risen to around 60%, underscoring a broadening home-grown innovation base. India also registered a notable increase in trademarks and recorded the fastest growth worldwide in industrial designs. Alongside the report, we have updated the WIPO IP Statistics Data Center with the full set of 2024 IP filing data from around 150 national and regional IP offices. You can explore all indicators, time series, and country-level data here: https://lnkd.in/e8Gi5akC https://lnkd.in/exCPsS7a #WIPO #IPstatistics #India

Guess the answer: Does the spatial concentration of innovation (patents) in Europe increase or decrease? Our study shows that, since the 1980s, patents have gradually appeared in more and more places over 35 years, making their spatial distribution less agglomerated in core hubs. For the last decade, since 2015, the trend has shifted, and reconcentration has emerged. Is it good or bad? Spatial dispersion supported cohesion goals by diminishing development differences between regions. Patents everywhere meant more skilled people and firms across the territory and more equalised growth potential. Excellence-focused funding, which is happening now, attracts skills and money back to the hubs and raises spatial inequalities, but may support efficiency and agglomeration externalities. This strengthens the growth engines but weakens places that still need to converge and upgrade. What’s more, patents in Central and Eastern European countries are still much more spatially concentrated than in Western European countries. East never met West in equality of spatial distribution of innovation, and it seems it will not manage to make it – this may create a development trap for many regions. Of course, the number of patents increased significantly, but we cannot only take care of 'how many', but also 'where' they are. The whole study was just published in the Networks and Spatial Economics journal – see “Has the East met the West? Spatial Dynamics of Innovation in Europe” (see the link https://lnkd.in/d9rsRK57). We used two datasets – geolocated point datasets for 1980-2015 and regional data for 1995-2022 - and applied a couple of methods, such as the Gini index and the Entropy-Tesselation-Agglomeration (ETA) index. The current form of this study emerged from the Master's Thesis of Katarzyna Piotrowska, which I supervised - it is amazing to have such smart students! Spatial Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences at the University of Warsaw