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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 2001 - 2015 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

CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
D26 Lighting 80 54 71 82 43 93 99 101 61 37 31 27 15 22 14 830
D07 Equipment for Preparing or Serving Food or Drink Not Elsewhere Specified 57 35 40 46 41 39 41 51 21 25 34 17 27 28 17 519
D14 Recording, Communication, or Information Retrieval Equipment 35 25 47 17 26 32 43 26 16 55 33 31 48 23 47 504
D21 Games, Toys, and Sports Goods 31 20 13 18 11 26 30 30 14 15 21 11 12 29 24 305
D10 Measuring, Testing, or Signalling Instruments 28 45 31 24 15 17 26 32 20 12 7 17 8 6 6 294
D08 Tools and Hardware 20 26 53 16 18 51 23 16 13 13 14 7 0 2 2 274
D13 Equipment for Production, Distribution, or Transformation of Energy 10 10 6 10 14 19 16 23 19 15 14 26 15 11 11 219
D06 Furnishings 21 17 17 14 16 21 20 9 16 12 11 10 6 6 6 202
D23 Environmental Heating and Cooling; Fluid Handling and Sanitary Equipment 10 22 5 10 7 30 7 15 7 25 9 9 7 9 2 174
D19 Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials 17 15 17 11 11 15 6 13 15 10 10 9 6 5 8 168
D28 Cosmetic Products and Toilet Articles 8 12 11 7 8 8 10 20 33 9 0 3 11 9 12 161
D32 Washing, Cleaning, or Drying Machine 8 11 12 6 11 23 15 15 5 9 12 2 7 3 3 142
D03 Travel Goods and Personal Belongings 8 19 10 5 20 17 15 5 2 12 4 2 5 3 4 131
D11 Jewelry, Symbolic Insignia, and Ornaments 8 8 7 5 10 11 10 8 2 4 6 6 11 3 13 112
D16 Photography and Optical Equipment 1 2 8 7 13 0 9 11 7 9 4 11 8 9 3 102
D04 Brushware 7 8 15 10 16 8 16 2 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 92
D24 Medical and Laboratory Equipment 10 7 9 9 0 4 6 2 0 3 4 0 6 19 7 86
D09 Packages and Containers for Goods 2 3 12 4 6 4 5 2 7 6 1 3 2 13 5 75
D12 Transportation 3 2 3 1 7 5 2 17 3 1 0 7 5 3 1 60
D18 Printing and Office Machinery 9 2 1 2 4 2 1 6 7 4 1 5 0 0 0 44
D27 Tobacco and Smokers' Supplies 3 2 4 8 6 3 5 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 44
D15 Machines Not Elsewhere Specified 2 4 6 8 3 3 2 4 0 0 4 2 1 0 2 41
D30 Animal Husbandry 1 0 2 0 0 6 3 1 5 1 5 3 1 0 0 28
D22 Arms, Pyrotechnics, Hunting and Fishing Equipment 1 2 0 3 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 19
D25 Building Units and Construction Elements 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 14 0 0 19
D02 Apparel and Haberdashery 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 13
D17 Musical Instruments 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 11
D29 Equipment for Safety, Protection, and Rescue 0 0 0 2 2 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 11
D34 Material or Article Handling Equipment 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10
D01 Edible Products 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 8
D20 Sales and Advertising Equipment 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 7
D99 Miscellaneous 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 7
D05 Textile or Paper Yard Goods; Sheet Material 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
ALL ALL CLASSES 385 355 404 329 311 445 425 426 288 285 236 212 216 211 189 4717


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