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Trademark refusal rate in United States: Madrid System filings
199,365 international registrations on record designate United States. Among the 44,147 designations registered 2019–2022 (the resolved cohort we measure outcomes on), 95.9% received a provisional refusal, 1,046 (2.4%) are still refused outright, 92 partially, and 35,391 (80.2%) hold a grant of protection. That refusal rate is below the 4.4% median across the 60 most-designated offices.
How U.S. companies fare in United States compared with 60+ other offices: where U.S. trademark owners get refused abroad.
Most-designated Nice classes in United States
| Class | Goods / services | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| Class 9 | Computers & Electronics | 64,402 |
| Class 42 | Computer & Scientific | 43,922 |
| Class 35 | Advertising & Business | 41,493 |
| Class 41 | Education & Entertainment | 27,000 |
| Class 25 | Clothing | 23,368 |
| Class 3 | Cosmetics & Cleaning | 19,338 |
| Class 7 | Machinery | 19,208 |
| Class 5 | Pharmaceuticals | 18,239 |
| Class 16 | Paper Goods | 14,268 |
| Class 10 | Medical Apparatus | 13,580 |
Who files into United States
Office of origin of the registrations designating United States, where the filers are based.
| Office of origin | Registrations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| European Union (EM) | 43,274 | 21.7% |
| United Kingdom (GB) | 16,541 | 8.3% |
| Germany (DE) | 15,406 | 7.7% |
| France (FR) | 14,137 | 7.1% |
| Japan (JP) | 14,100 | 7.1% |
| China (CN) | 13,400 | 6.7% |
| Switzerland (CH) | 11,782 | 5.9% |
| Italy (IT) | 11,692 | 5.9% |
International registrations designating United States, by registration year
Registrations on record by the year they were registered internationally. Our copy covers registrations with activity since July 2025, so older years reflect renewals and decisions, not original volume.
| Year | Registrations | Volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12,830 | |
| 2018 | 9,787 | |
| 2019 | 10,315 | |
| 2020 | 10,865 | |
| 2021 | 10,444 | |
| 2022 | 12,523 | |
| 2023 | 18,618 | |
| 2024 | 24,910 | |
| 2025 | 23,819 | |
| 2026 | 12,332 |
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