UKIPO Releases IP Facts and Figures Report of 2016
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released "Facts and figures: patent, trade mark, design and hearing data: 2016" on August 15. According to the report, registered design applications jumped to 10,030 last year, compared with 6,472 in 2015, representing a 55% increase. Trademark filings rose significantly—from 58,627 in 2015 to 65,710 last year (12%). While the number of UK patent applications filed over the last five years remains more or less constant, the number of trademarks continues its steady long-term growth.