U.S. Design Patents

Designs became eligible for patent protection in August 1842 and the first design patent was registered on November 9, 1842.  Design patent applications have been assigned serial numbers from 1891 to the present, at times in the same series as utility patent applications.

Table 1. Design Patent Application and Registration Numbers, 1992-present

Year	1st Application #	1st Design #
2019	–	D836,880
2018	–	D806,350
2017	–	D775,450
2016	505,607	D746,541
2015	474,693	D720,516
2014	463,549	D696,836
2013	442,191	D673,346
2012	395,318	D651,376
2011	372,670	D629,996
2010	348,400	D607,176
2009	313,375	D584,026
2008	294,213	D558,426
2007	270,581	D534,331
2006	245,663	D513,356
2005	220,177	D500,396
2004	196,307	D484,671
2003	173,499	D468,073
2002	152,739	D452,599
2001	134,405	D435,713
2000	116,135	D418,273
1999	98,302	D403,485
1998	81,426	D388,585
1997	64,454	D377,107
1996	48,507	D365,671
1995	32,919	D353,932
1994	16,976	D342,818
1993	3,180	D332,170
1992	1	D322,878

From 1971 through 1991 design patent applications were assigned serial numbers in the same sequence as utility and plant patent applications.

Table 2. Design Patent Registration Numbers, 1971-1991

Year	1st Design #
1991	D313,301
1990	D305,275
1989	D299,180
1988	D293,500
1987	D287,540
1986	D282,020
1985	D276,949
1984	D272,009
1983	D267,440
1982	D262,495
1981	D257,746
1980	D253,796
1979	D250,676
1978	D246,811
1977	D242,881
1976	D238,315
1975	D234,033
1974	D229,729
1973	D225,695
1972	D222,793
1971	D219,637

Design patent applications were assigned separate serial numbers from 1922 through 1970. From 1891 through 1921 they were assigned serial numbers in the same series as utility patent applications.

Table 3. Design Patent Application and Registration Numbers, 1922-1970

Year	1st Application #	1st Design #
1970	20,700	D216,419
1969	15,200	D213,084
1968	10,000	D209,732
1967	5,200	D206,567
1966	1	D203,379
1965	83,200	D199,955
1964	78,000	D197,269
1963	73,000	D194,304
1962	68,100	D192,004
1961	63,400	D189,516
1960	58,900	D186,973
1959	54,000	D184,204
1958	49,100	D181,829
1957	44,300	D179,467
1956	39,500	D176,490
1955	33,700	D173,777
1954	28,300	D171,241
1953	23,000	D168,527
1952	17,900	D165,568
1951	13,600	D161,404
1950	7,000	D156,686
1949	1	D152,235
1948	143,000	D148,358
1947	135,900	D146,165
1946	125,200	D143,386
1945	117,200	D139,862
1944	112,100	D136,946
1943	109,200	D134,717
1942	105,000	D130,989
1941	97,800	D124,503
1940	89,200	D118,358
1939	82,100	D112,765
1938	74,000	D107,738
1937	66,800	D102,601
1936	60,400	D98,045
1935	54,700	D94,179
1934	50,300	D91,258
1933	46,700	D88,847
1932	42,300	D85,903
1931	38,000	D82,966
1930	34,000	D80,254
1929	29,400	D77,347
1928	24,700	D74,159
1927	20,200	D71,772
1926	15,900	D69,170
1925	11,900	D66,346
1924	8,200	D63,675
1923	4,700	D61,478
1922	1	D60,121

Table 4. Design Patent Registration Numbers, 1842-1921

Year	1st Design #	Year	1st Design #
1921	D56,844	1882	D12,647
1920	D54,539	1881	D12,082
1919	D52,836	1880	D11,567
1918	D51,629	1879	D10,975
1917	D50,117	1878	D10,385
1916	D48,358	1877	D9,686
1915	D46,813	1876	D8,884
1914	D45,098	1875	D7,969
1913	D43,415	1874	D7,083
1912	D42,073	1873	D6,336
1911	D41,063	1872	D5,452
1910	D40,424	1871	D4,547
1909	D39,737	1870	D3,810
1908	D38,980	1869	D3,304
1907	D38,391	1868	D2,858
1906	D37,766	1867	D2,533
1905	D37,280	1866	D2,239
1904	D36,723	1865	D2,018
1903	D36,187	1864	D1,879
902	D35,547	1863	D1,703
1901	D33,813	1862	D1,508
1900	D32,055	1861	D1,366
1899	D29,916	1860	D1,183
1898	D28,113	1859	D1,075
1897	D26,482	1858	D973
1896	D25,037	1857	D860
1895	D23,922	1856	D753
1894	D22,994	1855	D683
1893	D22,092	1854	D626
1892	D21,275	1853	D540
1891	D20,439	1852	D431
1890	D19,553	1851	D341
1889	D18,830	1850	D258
1888	D17,995	1849	D209
1887	D17,046	1848	D163
1886	D16,451	1847	D103
1885	D15,678	1846	D44
1884	D14,528	1845	D27
1883	D13,508	1844	D15
1882	D12,647	1843	D2
1881	D12,082	1842	D1