Monday IPDate November 17, 2025

World Intellectual Property Indicators: Global Patent and Design Filings Reach New Records in 2024, Trademarks Flat

WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) provides an annual worldwide overview of filing activity in the areas of patents, trademarks, designs and other IP rights. It draws on statistics from around 150 national and regional IP offices. According to the report, patenting activity grew 4.9 percent during 2024 in a fifth year of growth and global design filings rose 2.2%. Worldwide trademark applications showed signs of recovery following a two-year slowdown – ending the year essentially flat.

> World Intellectual Property Indicators: Global Patent and Design Filings Reach New Records in 2024, Trademarks Flat

EPO launches new tools on fee support measures

To make the patent system more accessible to applicants, especially those who are smaller or new to the system, a new Fee Assistant makes it clearer what fees will be due at the first stages of the patent granting process at the European Patent Office (EPO). This tool also reminds applicants which fee reductions they may be eligible for. Meanwhile, the fee support scheme insights reveal how much money applicants are already saving as result of the EPO’s fee reduction schemes.

> EPO launches new tools on fee support measures