PCT – Statistics

Meeting of International AuthoritiesNineteenth Session

Canberra, February 8 to 10, 2012

PCT International Application Filings

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PCT – International Filings2009: 155,403 international applications (-4.8%)

2010: 164,303 international applications (+5.7%)

2011: 161,669 international applications (until end November)

2 millionth PCT application published on PATENTSCOPE on 26 January 2012

Trends in PCT Applications

Forecast Summary

PCT Filings Growth

2007 159'923 6.9%

2008 163'238 2.1%

2009 155'403 -4.8%

2010 164'303 5.7%

2011 174'200 6.1%

2012 181'800 4.4%

2013 189'500 4.2%

2014 195'200 3.0%

2015 200'800 2.9%

PCT – International applications

PCT Applications by Top 10 Origins in 2010

The magnitude of PCT applications from the US dropped at a lower rate (-1.4%) in 2010 compared to 2009 (-11.7%) and 2008 (-4.4%).

PCT Applications by next 10 Highest Origins in 2010

Apart from China and India, all of the top 20 origins are high-income group countriesChina (55.6%), India (33.7%) and the Republic of Korea (20.3%) saw the highest growth rates

Country share in total PCT applications

PCT Applications filed by Region of Origin of Applicant for Asia, Europe and North America

10.8 1.7 -0.7

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PCT Applications filed by Region of Origin of Applicant for Africa, Latin America and Oceania

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PCT Applications filed by Income Group (1)

Upper middle-income countries accounted for 9.4% of total PCT applications in 2010. Four-fifths of this share is due to China.

PCT Applications filed by Income Group (2)

Growth in filings for middle-income group remained positive during the overall drop in filings in 2009 and increased sharply in 2010

Top 10 Middle Income Countries

10.3 -2.8 10.4 18.2 58.4 -5.2 0.3 10.0 53.6 47.2 5.9

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Data exclude China as country of origin (12,295 PCT applications for 2010).

Top 20 PCT Applicants in 2010

Data are based on publication dateSource: WIPO Statistics Database

PCT Applications by Type of Applicant (Top 30 Origins by Published International Applications for 2010)

PCT Applications by Field of TechnologyPublication Year

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

I Electrical engineering1 Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 7,000 7,874 8,933 8,972 9,143 1.92 Audio-visual technology 4,723 4,893 4,736 4,405 4,245 -3.63 Telecommunications 6,401 7,369 8,014 7,331 6,230 -15.04 Digital communication 5,972 7,574 8,731 9,022 10,581 17.35 Basic communication processes 1,302 1,360 1,462 1,396 1,273 -8.86 Computer technology 9,916 11,208 11,708 10,268 9,540 -7.17 IT methods for management 1,662 1,963 2,458 2,167 2,058 -5.08 Semiconductors 4,339 4,681 5,039 5,612 5,847 4.2II Instruments9 Optics 4,089 4,270 4,548 4,312 4,178 -3.110 Measurement 5,947 6,547 6,844 6,746 6,377 -5.511 Analysis of biological materials 1,717 1,747 1,800 1,864 1,759 -5.612 Control 2,348 2,389 2,526 2,387 2,102 -11.913 Medical technology 9,640 10,478 11,069 10,454 10,465 0.1III Chemistry14 Organic fine chemistry 5,976 6,057 6,107 5,677 5,511 -2.915 Biotechnology 4,875 5,120 5,287 5,285 5,206 -1.516 Pharmaceuticals 8,680 8,797 8,968 8,473 7,843 -7.417 Macromolecular chemistry, polymers 2,994 3,064 3,135 3,085 2,812 -8.818 Food chemistry 1,582 1,575 1,685 1,525 1,525 0.019 Basic materials chemistry 3,897 4,400 4,711 4,676 4,567 -2.320 Materials, metallurgy 2,369 2,555 2,798 2,755 2,859 3.821 Surface technology, coating 2,595 2,594 2,668 2,466 2,436 -1.222 Micro-structural and nano-technology 196 246 305 350 342 -2.323 Chemical engineering 3,349 3,464 3,790 3,625 3,564 -1.724 Environmental technology 1,700 1,972 2,232 2,216 2,131 -3.8IV Mechanical engineering25 Handling 3,754 3,984 3,900 3,721 3,619 -2.726 Machine tools 2,651 2,834 3,202 2,951 2,710 -8.227 Engines, pumps, turbines 3,181 3,615 4,132 4,380 4,288 -2.128 Textile and paper machines 2,513 2,233 2,300 2,159 1,944 -10.029 Other special machines 3,580 3,655 4,086 3,981 3,741 -6.030 Thermal processes and apparatus 1,594 1,856 2,129 2,359 2,379 0.831 Mechanical elements 3,461 3,852 4,404 4,136 4,002 -3.232 Transport 4,814 5,300 5,966 5,834 5,455 -6.5V Other fields33 Furniture, games 3,397 3,653 3,635 3,279 3,078 -6.134 Other consumer goods 2,752 2,933 3,161 3,005 3,000 -0.235 Civil engineering 3,577 3,847 4,337 4,411 4,354 -1.3

Source: WIPO Statistics Database

Change Compared

to 2009 (%)Technical Field

Main Changes in Numbers of Applications by Fields of Technology from 2009 to 2010

Increases:

Digital communication: +17.3% Semiconductors: +4.2% Materials, metallurgy: +3.8% Electrical machinery: +1.9% Thermal processes

and apparatus: +0.8% Medical technology: +0.1%

Decreases:

Telecommunications: -15.0% Control: -11.9% Textile and paper: -10.0% Basic communication

processes: -8.8% Macromolecular

chemistry, Polymers: -8.8% Machine tools: -8.2%

PCT – Method of Filing (1)

International Filing Year

Share of electronic filings, incl. Paper and digital (%)28.7 34.7 40.9 45.8 48.9 54.0 57.6 67.4 74.3 79.8 83.8

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PCT - Method of Filing (2)

Share of PCT filings by Medium of Filing (%)

Paper EASY PDF XML EFS-Web

2006 42.4 25.2 13.2 18.4 0.8

2007 32.6 14.8 25.2 18.9 8.6

2009 20.1 7.3 37.0 22.8 12.8

2010 16.2 5.5 40.8 24.3 13.2

2011 (to date) 13.4 4.5 42.6 26.4 13.1

PCT - Method of Filing Forecast (1)

PCT – Method of Filing Forecast (2)

Distribution of Filing and Publication LanguagesDistribution of Filing and Publication Languages

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Publications in 2011 Filings in 2010 Filings in 2011

Note: 2011 f iling data is incompleteSource: WIPO Statistics Database

PCT – Non-Resident National Phase Entries

Around 406.800 non-resident national phase entries for 2010 (8% growth on 2009) - includes entries toregional officesTotal number of national phase entries for 2010 (resident plus non-resident) around 477,500 for 2010

PCT National Phase Entries Filed Abroad for Top 10 Origins in 2010

US has highest number of PCT national phase entries filed abroad, but saw a decline (-0.1%) in 2010 and (-13%) in 2009.

PCT National Phase Entries Filed Abroad for Next 10 Highest Origins in 2010

PCT national phase entries abroad from China and Spain grew by over 30% from 2009 to 2010.

Distribution of PCT National Phase Entries by Region in 2009

Europe: 39.0%Northern America: 32.3%Aisa: 23.7%Oceania: 1.7%Latin America and the Caribbean: 0.5%Africa: 0.2%Unknown: 2.6%

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National Phase Entries by Top Patent Office and Country of Origin

16.3% growth in national phase entries at USPTO in 2010 to become largest recipient (previously EPO).

8.0% growth in national phase entries at KIPO in 2010 to become 5 th largest recipient.

Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings

Share of PCT national phase entries compared to Paris-route for non-resident applicants increased from 25.6% in 1995 to 53.1% in 2010.

Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings by Patent Office for 2010

Distribution of ISRs by ISA (1)

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Distribution of ISRs by ISA (2)

Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs

68.4% ISRs transmitted within the 16-month time limit in January to September 2011 [up from 67.0% in 2010 and 62.5% in 2009]

Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs in 2011

Timeliness measured by the date the IB receives the ISASource: WIPO Statistics Database

Distribution of SISRs by SISA

Supplementary International Searching Authority

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to end Sept.

Total 24 41 24

Austria     1

European Patent Office   3 4

Nordic Patent Institute   1  

Russian Federation 22 35 17

Sweden 2 2 2

Demands for International Preliminary Examination at International Authorities

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Demand for International Preliminary Examination fell by 46.3% from 2005 to 2010. Source: WIPO Statistics Database. Data for 2011 are provisional and incomplete (to end September).

Distribution of IPRPs by IPEA

Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs

68.7% IPRPs transmitted within less than 29 months in January to September 2011 [down from 70.7% in 2010 and 71.4% in 2009]

Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs by IPEA in 2011

Timeliness measured by the date the IB receives the IPRPSource: WIPO Statistics Database

PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway Requests

Source: WIPO based on data from the JPO, October 2011

PCT-PPH Grant Rate and Pendency Time

Figures in parentheses refer to the normal examination procedureSource: WIPO based on data from the JPO, October 2011

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