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Intellectual property

Patents, trade marks and designs registered by businesses and individuals in the North East region

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Patents

In the North East region during the latest full year (2021), there were 86 patents granted, 116 applications published, and 187 applications filed. The North East's rate of patents granted per million adults was 39.5 in the same year, significantly below the rate for England excluding London (88.1). However, the rate for the North East was 63% higher than in 2014, a slightly larger increase than that seen in England excluding London over the same period.
 

Trade marks

There were 1,831 trade marks registered in the North East in 2021. This was 840 per million adults in the North East, in England excluding London there were 1,336. The growth in trade marks registered per millions adults has been very similar in the North East and England excluding London since 2014, the rate has grown by 49% in the North East and 50% in England excluding London.

Designs

There were 456 design applications filed in the North East region in 2021, with 383 registrations in the same year. Per million adults in the region this was 209 application and 176 registrations, lower than the 556 filed and 477 registered in England excluding London.The North East design registration rate was more than four times higher than in 2014, with the rate in England excluding London being almost four times higher too.