For a second consecutive year Samsung Electronics of the Republic of Korea with 863 designs in published registrations headed the list of top applicants. It was followed by another applicant from the Republic of Korea LG Electronics (715 designs) Procter & Gamble of the U.S. (561) the Netherlands’ Fonkel Meubelmarketing (408) and I. Paleohorinos Fotistika of Greece (379). Of the top 10 applicants Philips Electronics of the Netherlands saw the largest improvement in its ranking. It had 78 more designs in published registrations in 2018; as a result it moved from 28th position in 2017 up to 10th place in 2018. The top 10 applicants represent a diverse set of industries that includes auto- mobiles decorative lighting electronics furnishing household/consumer goods software and computer services and watches and jewelry.