WIPO's latest benchmark report “World Intellectual Property Indicators (WIPI) 2020” provides an overview of global intellectual property activity in 2019. It shows, among other things, that the number of trademark and design applications increased, while patent applications showed a slight decline. The report is based on statistics from 150 national and regional intellectual property offices and WIPO as well as survey data and other industry sources.

You can download the complete report here.