Wednesday, November 23 2022   \  Published by WIPO.

Worldwide IP Filings Reached New All-Time Highs in 2021, Asia Drives Growth

Worldwide IP Filings Reached New All-Time Highs in 2021, Asia Drives Growth

Global intellectual property (IP) filings for patents, trademarks and designs reached new heights in 2021, showing the resilience of the global innovation ecosystem during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bucking the trend from previous economic downturns, IP filings remained strong during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and soared in 2021, WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) report showed.

Innovators around the world filed 3.4 million patent applications in 2021, up 3.6% from the previous year with offices in Asia receiving 67.6% of all applications worldwide. Read more

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