Editing Industrial design (section)

==Industrial design rights==
{{Main|Industrial design rights|WIPO Hague System}}
Industrial design rights are [[intellectual property]] rights that make exclusive the visual design of objects that are not purely utilitarian. A design patent would also be considered under this category. An industrial design consists of the creation of a shape, configuration or composition of pattern or color, or combination of pattern and color in three-dimensional form containing aesthetic value. An industrial design can be a two- or three-dimensional pattern used to produce a product, industrial commodity or handicraft. Under the [[Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs]], a [[WIPO]]-administered treaty, a procedure for an international registration exists. An applicant can file for a single international deposit with WIPO or with the national office in a country party to the treaty. The design will then be protected in as many member countries of the treaty as desired.

In 2022, about 1.1 million industrial design applications were filed worldwide. This represents a decrease of 3% on 2021, marking a first drop in filings since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Intellectual Property Indicators 2023 |url=https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-941-2023-en-world-intellectual-property-indicators-2023.pdf |website=wipo.int |page=109}}</ref>

=== Hague top applicants ===
The [[Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs|Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs]]<ref name="wipo.int">{{Cite web|title=Hague – The International Design System|url=https://www.wipo.int/hague/en/index.html|access-date=2021-12-30|website=www.wipo.int|language=en}}</ref> provides an international mechanism that secures protection of up to 100 designs<ref name="wipo.int"/><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781781955871/9781781955871.xml|title=Research Handbook on Design Law|date=2021-05-18|isbn=978-1-78195-588-8|language=en |last1=Hartwig |first1=Henning |publisher=Edward Elgar }}</ref> in multiple countries or regions, through a single international application. International design applications are filed directly through [[World Intellectual Property Organization|WIPO]] using the [[WIPO Hague System]]. The domestic legal framework of each designated contracting party governs the design protection provided by the resulting international registrations.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hague System Member Profiles|url=https://www.wipo.int/hague/memberprofiles/|access-date=2021-12-30|website=www.wipo.int}}</ref> The Hague System does not require the applicant to file a national or regional design application.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How the Hague System Works |url=https://www.wipo.int/en/web/hague-system/how_hague_works |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=hague-system |language=en-US}}</ref>

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|+ Hague top applicants in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=WIPO Lex |url=https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?search_what=C&treaty_id=9 |access-date=2024-06-25 |website=www.wipo.int}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hague Yearly Review 2024 |url=https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-930-2024-en-hague-yearly-review-2024.pdf |website=wipo.int}}</ref>
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!Origine
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| [[Samsung]]
|{{KOR}}||166
|170
|862
|451
|544
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|[[Procter & Gamble]]
|{{USA}}
|65
|57
|665
|687
|525
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|[[Porsche]]
|{{DEU}}
|
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|45
|117
|352
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|[[LG Electronics]]
|{{KOR}}
|449
|446
|655
|366
|352
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| [[Xiaomi]]
|{{CHN}}||111
|216
|227
|251
|315
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| [[Volkswagen]]
|{{DEU}}||73
|84
|403
|233
|312
|-
| [[Philips]]
|{{NLD}}||85
|95
|678
|633
|294
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|[[Jellycat|Jellycat Limited]]
|{{GBR}}
|
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|100
|403
|255
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| [[Hermès]]
|{{FRA}}||27
|68
|168
|72
|251
|-
|[[Kärcher]]
|{{DEU}}
|35
|47
|102
|47
|189
|}