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Current Statistical Data for Utility Models
At a glance
|
2022 |
2023 |
Changes in % |
Applications (utility model applications at the DPMA and PCT applications after entering the national phase) |
9,470 |
9,709 |
+ 2.5 |
Registration procedures concluded |
9,848 |
9,321 |
- 5.4 |
- with registration |
8,765 |
8,325 |
- 5.0 |
Utility models in force |
70,254 |
67,016 |
- 4.6 |
Filings
Year |
New applications |
Applications from Germany |
Remissions by the Federal Patent Court, allowed appeals, reinstatements |
Total |
2019 |
11,667 |
8,435 |
14 |
11,681 |
2020 |
12,313 |
8,894 |
15 |
12,328 |
2021 |
10,575 |
7,028 |
16 |
10,591 |
2022 |
9,470 |
5,524 |
14 |
9,484 |
2023 |
9,709 |
5,509 |
9 |
9,718 |
Procedures concluded
Year |
by registration |
without registration |
Total |
2019 |
10,295 |
1,540 |
11,835 |
2020 |
10,736 |
1,496 |
12,232 |
2021 |
9,972 |
1,364 |
11,336 |
2022 |
8,765 |
1,083 |
9,848 |
2023 |
8,325 |
996 |
9,321 |
Utility Models applications by German Länder 2023
GermanLänder |
Applications |
Percentage |
Applications per 100,000 inhabitants |
North Rhine-Westphalia |
1,468 |
26.6 |
8 |
Bavaria |
1,254 |
22.8 |
9 |
Baden-Württemberg |
1,003 |
18.2 |
9 |
Hesse |
376 |
6.8 |
6 |
Lower Saxony |
344 |
6.2 |
4 |
Berlin |
199 |
3.6 |
5 |
Rhineland-Palatinate |
198 |
3.6 |
5 |
Saxony |
155 |
2.8 |
4 |
Schleswig-Holstein |
106 |
1.9 |
4 |
Hamburg |
90 |
1.6 |
5 |
Thuringia |
74 |
1.3 |
3 |
Brandenburg |
69 |
1.3 |
3 |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
61 |
1.1 |
4 |
Saxony-Anhalt |
59 |
1.1 |
3 |
Saarland |
29 |
0.5 |
3 |
Bremen |
24 |
0.4 |
4 |
Germany |
5,509 |
100 |
7 |
TOP 5 Fields of technology [1] with most applications in 2023
No. |
Field of technology (sector) |
Applications in 2022 |
Applications in 2023 |
Changes in % |
1 |
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (electrical engineering) |
846 |
1,056 |
+ 24.8 |
32 |
Transport (mechanical engineering) |
902 |
906 |
+ 0.4 |
35 |
Civil engineering (other fields) |
897 |
868 |
- 3.2 |
33 |
Furniture, games (other fields) |
860 |
819 |
- 4.8 |
13 |
Medical technology (instruments) |
526 |
593 |
+ 12.7 |
[1] According to the WIPO IPC-Technology Concordance Table. |
Last updated: 1 March 2024
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