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
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Industrial design applications |
6,141 |
6,660 |
6,139 |
7,408 |
8,161 |
9,067 |
8,895 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Industrial design disposals
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Industrial design disposals |
6,317 |
5,560 |
6,056 |
5,514 |
5,330 |
6,379 |
9,482 |
Turnaround times
Figure 3: Average turnaround times for industrial design allowance
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Industrial designs turnaround time (in months) |
9.8 |
10.5 |
12.7 |
13.7 |
13.6 |
16.4 |
15.6 |
Registrations by language
Industrial designs registered by language
| Language |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| English |
5,489 |
4,658 |
5,435 |
5,282 |
4,866 |
6,481 |
9,125 |
| French |
202 |
85 |
107 |
161 |
229 |
219 |
182 |
| Total |
5,691 |
4,743 |
5,542 |
5,343 |
5,095 |
6,700 |
9,307 |
Applications and registrations by province or territory
Industrial design applications filed and industrial designs registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Province or territory |
Filed |
Registered |
| Alberta |
46 |
53 |
| British Columbia |
91 |
85 |
| Manitoba |
12 |
14 |
| New Brunswick |
6 |
5 |
| Newfoundland |
2 |
2 |
| Northwest Territories |
0 |
0 |
| Nova Scotia |
3 |
3 |
| Nunavut |
0 |
0 |
| Ontario |
265 |
284 |
| Prince Edward Island |
0 |
0 |
| Quebec |
210 |
147 |
| Saskatchewan |
15 |
10 |
| Yukon |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
650 |
603 |
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 2022 to 2023)
| Origin |
Filed |
Registered |
| AUSTRALIA |
114 |
93 |
| AUSTRIA |
57 |
62 |
| BARBADOS |
8 |
3 |
| BELGIUM |
49 |
34 |
| BRAZIL |
4 |
2 |
| BULGARIA |
9 |
0 |
| CANADA |
707 |
664 |
| CAYMAN ISLANDS |
1 |
1 |
| CHILE |
0 |
1 |
| CHINA |
919 |
753 |
| CROATIA |
8 |
1 |
| CYPRUS |
14 |
2 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC |
2 |
12 |
| DENMARK |
91 |
89 |
| ESTONIA |
4 |
5 |
| FINLAND |
59 |
71 |
| FRANCE |
227 |
180 |
| GERMANY |
513 |
425 |
| GREECE |
1 |
2 |
| GUATEMALA |
0 |
1 |
| HONG KONG |
28 |
26 |
| HUNGARY |
10 |
1 |
| ICELAND |
2 |
0 |
| INDIA |
17 |
3 |
| INDONESIA |
1 |
0 |
| IRAN |
1 |
0 |
| IRELAND |
32 |
28 |
| ISLE OF MAN |
3 |
0 |
| ISRAEL |
69 |
86 |
| ITALY |
192 |
173 |
| JAPAN |
209 |
185 |
| JORDAN |
0 |
1 |
| LATVIA |
0 |
4 |
| LIECHTENSTEIN |
13 |
12 |
| LITHUANIA |
8 |
5 |
| LUXEMBOURG |
20 |
43 |
| MALAYSIA |
0 |
1 |
| MALTA |
251 |
248 |
| MAURITIUS |
1 |
0 |
| MEXICO |
5 |
6 |
| MONACO |
0 |
1 |
| NETHERLANDS |
149 |
299 |
| NEW ZEALAND |
50 |
55 |
| NICARAGUA |
2 |
0 |
| NORWAY |
26 |
62 |
| PAKISTAN |
1 |
0 |
| PANAMA |
7 |
0 |
| POLAND |
12 |
8 |
| PORTUGAL |
19 |
18 |
| PUERTO RICO |
0 |
1 |
| REPUBLIC OF KOREA |
216 |
121 |
| ROMANIA |
2 |
0 |
| RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
8 |
20 |
| SERBIA |
3 |
3 |
| SINGAPORE |
10 |
19 |
| SLOVAKIA |
2 |
5 |
| SLOVENIA |
19 |
18 |
| SOUTH AFRICA |
5 |
11 |
| SPAIN |
41 |
38 |
| SWEDEN |
139 |
138 |
| SWITZERLAND |
511 |
551 |
| TAIWAN |
45 |
14 |
| THAILAND |
2 |
1 |
| THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA |
0 |
2 |
| TURKEY |
27 |
34 |
| UKRAINE |
3 |
4 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
1 |
3 |
| UNITED KINGDOM |
280 |
230 |
| UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS |
0 |
1 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
3,650 |
4,423 |
| VIETNAM |
6 |
4 |
| VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH |
10 |
0 |
| Total |
8,895 |
9,307 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 industrial design applicants (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| DELTA FAUCET COMPANY |
153 |
| APPLE INC. |
137 |
| KRONOPLUS LIMITED |
129 |
| HARRY WINSTON SA |
99 |
| KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
84 |
| CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL |
80 |
| PACCAR INC |
80 |
| LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
74 |
| ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. |
65 |
| TRIPLE A FINANCE GMBH & CO. KG |
60 |
Top 10 Canadian applicants
Top 10 Canadian industrial design applicants (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| BROOKE ERIN DESANTIS |
27 |
| VOLVO GROUP CANADA INC. |
23 |
| BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC. |
15 |
| LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. |
13 |
| NINO CAMPOLI |
12 |
| TRADEMARK INDUSTRIES INC. |
11 |
| SPIN MASTER LTD. |
10 |
| 9252-8595 QUÉBEC INC. |
9 |
| 2840629 ONTARIO INC. |
9 |
| IPEX TECHNOLOGIES INC. |
8 |
Top 10 registered proprietors
Top 10 industrial design registered proprietors (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Registered proprietors |
Number of applications registered |
| MAGIC LEAP, INC. |
361 |
| DELTA FAUCET COMPANY |
273 |
| KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
251 |
| KRONOPLUS LIMITED |
196 |
| HARRY WINSTON SA |
163 |
| PACCAR INC |
123 |
| RH US, LLC |
108 |
| JT INTERNATIONAL S.A. |
99 |
| APPLE INC. |
96 |
| LUTRON TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LLC |
94 |
Top 10 Canadian registered proprietors
Top 10 Canadian industrial design registered proprietors (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Registered proprietors |
Number of applications registered |
| LULULEMON ATHLETICA CANADA INC. |
19 |
| 2109971 ONTARIO INC. |
16 |
| JOSHUA SINGH |
12 |
| AXIS LIGHTING INC. |
11 |
| CANADIAN TIRE CORPORATION LIMITED |
8 |
| MORGAN SOLAR INC. |
8 |
| ARTIKA FOR LIVING INC. |
8 |
| ARITZIA LP |
7 |
| REPUBLIC OF II BY IV INC. |
7 |
| GALLERY SPECIALTY HARDWARE LTD. |
7 |
