IP �lings:Asia leads

9.11 million trademark applications �led in 2017, covering 12.39 million classes

Trade marks

China5.7 millionU.S.613,921

Japan560,269

EUIPO371,508

Islamic Republic of Iran358,353

3.17 million patent applications �led in 2017

Patents

China1.38 millionU.S.606,956

Japan318,479Republic of Korea204,775

EPO166,585

945,100 industrial design applications �led in 2017, containing 1.24 million designs

China628,658EUIPO111,021

Republic of Korea67,357

Turkey46,875

U.S.45,881

World Intellectual Property Indicators 2018 #WIPI18

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