Designs and models

Trend and filing procedure – Years 2021–2025

Source UIBM

2025 confirms the positive trend of previous years in the filing of design and model applications, with almost 1,400 applications submitted to the UIBM for a total of over 57,000 designs, the highest figure recorded over the 2021–2025 five-year period.

Online filing is confirmed as the preferred method among applicants, rising compared to previous years to 87.6%, the highest level over the entire period under review. The submission of applications through the CCIAA remained residual, accounting for just over 300 applications.

Geographical distribution of applications – Year 2025*

Source UIBM

*The geographical distribution was made based on the ISTAT breakdown of national geographical areas. The same application may have more than one applicant resident in different regions.

The geographical distribution of applicants resident in Italy in 2025 confirms a balanced spread across the different Italian geographical areas. The largest shares are accounted for by Southern Italy and the Islands (27%) and North-Western Italy (26%), which together represent more than half of the total. Central Italy (24%) and North-Eastern Italy (21%) follow, with figures close to one another, further confirming a homogeneous distribution across the national territory. The foreign component remains minimal, at 2%.

Registration of designs and other final orders issued* – Years 2021–2025

Source UIBM

*The final orders issued concern registrations, inadmissible, rejected and withdrawn applications.

The number of design and model registrations increased compared to the previous year, exceeding 1,400 in 2025 and accounting for most of all final orders issued. 

Distribution of registrations by sector (Locarno Classification) – Year 2025*

Source UIBM

*The graph of the distribution by sector reports the sectors with the highest number of registrations out of the 32 total classes.

The sectors with the highest number of designs and models registered in 2025, based on the Locarno Classification, show a significant concentration in three product classes: "Articles of clothing and haberdashery" recorded the highest figure (14.3%), followed by "Furnishings" (12.5%) and "Graphic symbols and logos" (10.9%). The subsequent classes show intermediate values (ranging between 7.9% and 5.2%), including articles of adornment, lighting, packaging and games, suggesting a more fragmented yet still significant distribution. At the lower end of the 2025 registrations are the classes with shares below 4%, such as means of transport, fluid distribution equipment and buildings.