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SECTION A
USE OF THE HAGUE SYSTEM
A.9
Hague international
registrations in force
Industrial designs can be maintained for up to 15 years,
with the law in some countries/regions providing for longer
protection. By examining the number of international
registrations in force (i.e., active registrations), one can
better understand the volume of industrial designs that
currently benefit from protection.
Figure A.9.1 presents the total number of active registrations
over the 2003-13 period. The number of active
registrations increased from 26,284 in 2012 to 26,877
in 2013. Between 2003 and 2008, the number of active
registrations declined substantially from approximately
35,000 to 26,000. This decline, as seen in A.2.1, was
driven by a drop in new registrations due to the introduction
of the RCD. Since 2008, the yearly volume of active
registrations has hovered around 26,000.
The number of designs contained in active registrations
(active designs) has followed a similar trend over time,
increasing by 1.6% in 2013 (Figure A.9.2). Active designs
saw a steady decline between 2003 and 2009, but since
then, the number of active designs has slowly increased,
from 104,350 in 2009 to 111,881 in 2013. On average,
each active registration contained 4.2 designs in 2013, a
ratio that has remained more or less stable since 2008.
Figure A.9.1 Active international registrations
40,000
Active registrations Growth rate (%)
30,000
Active registrations
20,000
10,000
0
-3.1 -5.2 -6.8 -6.9 -6.9 -2.2 -2.3
-0.1
0.2 1.2
2.3
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Year
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2014
Figure A.9.2 Designs contained in active international registrations
Active designs
Average number of designs per active registration
150,000
Designs in active registrations
100,000
50,000
0
3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Year
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2014
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