These tables provide an overview of industrial design activity, based on the latest available statistics.
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Applications
Figure 1: Industrial design applications
| |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Industrial design applications |
5,370 |
5,881 |
6,043 |
6,141 |
6,660 |
6,139 |
7,408 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Industrial design disposals
| |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Industrial design disposals |
4,741 |
6,864 |
6,224 |
6,317 |
5,560 |
6,056 |
5,514 |
Turnaround times
Figure 3: Average turnaround times for industrial design allowance
| |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| Industrial designs turnaround time (in months) |
12.6 |
11.8 |
10.5 |
9.8 |
10.5 |
12.7 |
13.7 |
Registrations by language
Industrial designs registered by language
| Language |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
| English |
3,940 |
6,338 |
5,538 |
5,489 |
4,658 |
5,435 |
5,282 |
| French |
109 |
134 |
132 |
202 |
85 |
107 |
161 |
| Total |
4,049 |
6,472 |
5,670 |
5,691 |
4,743 |
5,542 |
5,343 |
Applications and registrations by province or territory
Industrial design applications filed and industrial designs registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2019 to 2020)
| Province or territory |
Filed |
Registered |
| Alberta |
49 |
45 |
| British Columbia |
88 |
63 |
| Manitoba |
10 |
15 |
| New Brunswick |
9 |
3 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
5 |
0 |
| Northwest Territories |
0 |
1 |
| Nova Scotia |
1 |
3 |
| Nunavut |
0 |
0 |
| Ontario |
330 |
242 |
| Prince Edward Island |
0 |
0 |
| Quebec |
182 |
178 |
| Saskatchewan |
8 |
7 |
| Yukon |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
682 |
561 |
Applications filed and registrations by origin as stated by the applicant
Industrial design applications filed and industrial designs registered by origin as stated by the applicant (fiscal year 2019 to 2020)
| Origin |
Filed |
Registered |
| Australia |
111 |
75 |
| Austria |
37 |
18 |
| Barbados |
19 |
20 |
| Belgium |
23 |
19 |
| Bermuda |
1 |
2 |
| Brazil |
1 |
8 |
| Canada |
682 |
561 |
| Cayman Islands |
0 |
2 |
| Chile |
1 |
0 |
| China |
255 |
176 |
| Colombia |
1 |
0 |
| Croatia |
1 |
0 |
| Cyprus |
88 |
36 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
0 |
1 |
| Denmark |
76 |
9 |
| Ecuador |
1 |
0 |
| Estonia |
7 |
1 |
| Faroe Islands |
1 |
0 |
| Finland |
50 |
20 |
| France |
240 |
137 |
| Germany |
374 |
181 |
| Greece |
2 |
1 |
| Hong Kong |
21 |
86 |
| Hungary |
2 |
7 |
| Iceland |
4 |
0 |
| India |
17 |
6 |
| Ireland |
9 |
15 |
| Israel |
61 |
43 |
| Italy |
150 |
103 |
| Japan |
202 |
231 |
| Latvia |
0 |
1 |
| Lebanon |
2 |
0 |
| Liechtenstein |
24 |
1 |
| Lithuania |
5 |
0 |
| Luxembourg |
76 |
24 |
| Macao |
1 |
6 |
| Malaysia |
1 |
0 |
| Malta |
0 |
2 |
| Mexico |
9 |
4 |
| Netherlands |
89 |
61 |
| New Zealand |
49 |
19 |
| Norway |
49 |
20 |
| Poland |
15 |
2 |
| Portugal |
6 |
4 |
| Puerto Rico |
1 |
5 |
| Republic of Korea |
120 |
32 |
| Romania |
0 |
1 |
| Russian Federation |
7 |
8 |
| Serbia |
6 |
0 |
| Seychelles |
1 |
0 |
| Singapore |
14 |
11 |
| Slovenia |
19 |
0 |
| South Africa |
22 |
2 |
| Spain |
23 |
6 |
| Sweden |
123 |
133 |
| Switzerland |
375 |
174 |
| Taiwan |
38 |
19 |
| Taiwan |
10 |
7 |
| Thailand |
1 |
0 |
| Turkey |
21 |
13 |
| Ukraine |
7 |
3 |
| United Arab Emirates |
7 |
0 |
| United Kingdom |
236 |
142 |
| United States of America |
3,611 |
2,884 |
| Virgin Islands, British |
4 |
1 |
| Total |
7,408 |
5,343 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 industrial design applicants (fiscal year 2019 to 2020)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| Magic Leap, Inc. |
276 |
| Harry Winston SA |
153 |
| Delta Faucet Company |
113 |
| Kronoplus Limited |
59 |
| Apple Inc. |
55 |
| Patientory, Inc. |
55 |
| The Gillette Company LLC |
55 |
| TBL Licensing LLC |
48 |
| LG Electronics Inc. |
47 |
| Bugatti International S.A. |
46 |
Top 10 registered proprietors
Top 10 industrial design registered proprietors (fiscal year 2019 to 2020)
| Registered proprietors |
Number of applications registered |
| Delta Faucet Company |
177 |
| Gamblit Gamin, LLC |
105 |
| GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
62 |
| Honda Motor Co. Limited |
60 |
| Volvo Lastvagnar AB |
59 |
| Google LLC |
54 |
| Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. |
48 |
| Byton Limited |
47 |
| Apple Inc. |
42 |
| Ford Global Technologies LLC |
42 |
| Magic Leap Inc. |
38 |
| Kronoplus Limited |
38 |
