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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

NEW ZEALAND

( 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
D06 Furnishings 1 2 2 7 5 0 7 1 4 1 6 8 6 6 7 63
D08 Tools and Hardware 4 0 1 5 1 5 4 2 3 6 6 3 1 0 4 45
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 3 1 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 9 6 5 0 5 2 39
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 9 6 2 2 38
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 1 1 4 0 0 2 6 0 2 1 1 7 3 0 5 33
D12 Transportation 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 5 4 5 3 29
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 3 2 1 2 6 26
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 3 0 0 0 8 1 6 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 22
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 3 3 0 1 3 0 20
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 2 4 17
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 1 3 2 1 16
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 3 1 14
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 2 13
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 11
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 10
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 10
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 10
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 9
D26 Lighting 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 9
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 8
D30 Animal Husbandry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
D99 Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3
D04 Brushware 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
ALL ALL CLASSES 27 11 17 29 26 18 30 11 32 37 46 44 34 46 55 463


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