As of the first half of 2024, there were 124 valid patents, 214 valid utility models and 10,797 European patents in the registers of the Estonian Patent Office. The data reflects a growing interest in utility model registration and an increased number of European patent enforcements.
The number of trade mark applications and registrations continues to grow, and the interest in trade mark registration is still high in Estonia. The increase in the number of registrations indicates an efficient procedural process.
In half a year, 604 trade marks were registered in the registers of the Estonian Patent Office, of which 511 were for Estonians. In the first half of 2023, 496 trade marks were entered into the register. 396 international registrations were enforced in 2024, compared to 477 last year.
As of the first half of 2024, there were a total of 50,823 valid trade marks in the registers of the Estonian Patent Office, of which 26,048 were domestic and 24,775 international registrations. The number of trade marks owned by Estonians was 14,862, compared to 14,428 in 2023.
Industrial design applications and registrations remain stable. All industrial designs presented in the first half of this year belonged to Estonian applicants. During the first half of 2024, applicants submitted a total of 13 industrial design registration applications, all of which belonged to Estonian applicants. In the same period of 2023, applicants submitted 9 applications, all of which were also from Estonian applicants.
There were also 9 international registrations under the Hague Agreement, compared to 6 in 2023. We entered 12 industrial design solutions into the register, all of which belonged to Estonias. Last year we registered 8 designs. 16 international registrations entered into force, while in 2023 the number was 11.
As of the end of the first half of 2024, there were a total of 719 valid industrial designs in Estonia, of which 276 were domestic and 443 were international registrations. As of the end of 2023, 343 domestic and 457 international registrations were valid in Estonia.
Full statistics can be found on the statistics page for the first half of 2024.