Australia · Commercialisation
Australian design filings set a record while certifications dipped
IP Australia reported 10,296 design applications and 9,727 registrations in 2025, both record totals. Certifications fell to 1,448. The three figures count separate events in protecting a product's appearance.
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Applications
Shared scale · 0 records to 10,296 records
Registrations
Shared scale · 0 records to 10,296 records
Certifications
Shared scale · 0 records to 10,296 records
Switch between applications, registrations and certifications to compare the calendar-year totals.
What the right protects
Design rights cover visual features such as shape, configuration, pattern and ornamentation. IP Australia describes registration as establishing a formal claim over that appearance and certification as more closely connected to enforcement. Each stage generates its own records. Source 2
Filings have risen since the 2022 dip
The 2025 report recorded 7,869 applications in 2022, 8,799 in 2023 and 9,583 in 2024. The following report records 10,296 for 2025. The table preserves the source vintage for each figure, so the prior year may differ from the basis of IP Australia's latest published growth rate. Source 1 Source 2
Certification volumes follow a different pattern
Certifications rose from 1,241 in 2022 to 1,540 in 2023 and were 1,448 in 2025. A registration or certification recorded during a year can relate to an earlier application. Dividing the year's certifications by its applications would not give a certification rate for the application cohort. Source 1 Source 2
The leading product classes span different industries
IP Australia recorded 895 furnishings filings and 811 transport filings in 2025, the largest product classes in its report. These are classifications of filings. The aggregate registrations and certifications do not give a matching breakdown by the product classes here. Source 3 Source 2