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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Design Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Design Class

Count of 1998 - 2012 Design Patent Grants
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Design Classes Receiving 1 or More Design Patents During the Period
Originating From

AUSTRALIA

( design patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )
( design class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )

The following table displays design classes and counts of design patents classified in them; design patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
Class Class Title 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 10 3 11 14 8 12 27 14 14 52 47 62 41 30 45 390
D08 Tools and Hardware 10 9 23 18 9 9 10 7 19 29 35 28 26 29 23 284
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 9 10 6 12 6 14 7 6 18 20 39 25 17 35 29 253
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 3 4 6 8 10 8 5 4 4 19 26 25 24 24 23 193
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 3 7 10 8 6 5 9 6 13 17 6 17 20 7 10 144
D06 Furnishings 9 7 8 5 7 18 6 6 1 8 7 14 15 15 12 138
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 6 6 5 4 6 5 6 4 6 14 4 12 19 29 9 135
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 4 5 6 7 6 5 3 3 13 11 8 8 7 29 6 121
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 5 9 14 3 6 7 4 2 5 4 8 8 16 9 11 111
D12 Transportation 6 8 4 3 11 4 3 0 4 7 4 2 21 6 11 94
D26 Lighting 2 6 2 10 3 8 6 7 5 7 12 8 12 1 3 92
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 2 4 6 4 4 0 2 3 3 11 8 9 9 7 10 82
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 3 3 5 8 4 4 2 2 8 4 6 7 2 5 3 66
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 2 5 3 3 3 1 3 2 5 7 3 15 4 4 3 63
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 2 1 2 2 0 3 2 1 2 3 8 18 7 4 5 60
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 4 5 2 4 0 0 2 0 2 3 4 11 12 3 6 58
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 3 0 1 4 5 5 3 4 7 1 5 4 0 6 5 53
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 2 2 5 1 1 1 0 1 8 2 2 4 8 5 1 43
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 1 0 5 0 3 2 3 1 4 3 2 2 2 3 1 32
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 3 5 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 5 1 5 4 0 1 30
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 3 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 4 0 2 26
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 2 2 1 6 1 25
D04 Brushware 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 1 7 4 3 0 0 24
D30 Animal Husbandry 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 3 2 1 4 24
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 1 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 23
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 16
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 0 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 14
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 10
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 7
D01 Edible Products 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6
D99 Miscellaneous 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3
D17 Musical Instruments 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
ALL ALL CLASSES 95 113 139 126 103 120 114 90 160 241 253 299 282 265 226 2626


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