France sees record number of TM filings in 2020
11-02-2021
06-04-2018
The number of trademark filings in France reached more than 100,000 last year in a historic first but patent filings fell by nearly 10%, according to the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
The INPI is the national IP office of France, in charge of patents, trademarks and industrial design rights.
On February 9, the INPI released figures showing that it had achieved a new record with 106,115 trademarks registered in 2020, an increase of 7.2% compared to 2019.
Trademarks’ record-breaking trend
The number of trademark filings in France has broken records for the past three years.