PCT – Statistics

Meeting of International AuthoritiesTwentieth Session

Munich, February 6 to 8, 2013

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Outline

1) PCT International Filings1) Overall Trends and Forecasts2) Origin of Applicants and Trends3) Field of Technology4) Medium of Filing5) Languages

2) PCT National Phase Entries1) Trends and Comparison with Direct “Paris” Filings2) Origin of Applicants3) Offices

3) International Authorities4) PCT – Patent Prosecution Highway

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PCT International Application Filings

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Source: WIPO Statistics Database; WIPO estimate

1) PCT International Application Filings2010: 164,338 international applications (+5.7%)

2011: 182,371 international applications (+11.0%)

2012: 174,050 international applications (until end November)

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Trends in PCT Applications

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PCT Applications by Top 10 Origins

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2012 (to date)49,051

38,874

18,85216,402

10,4477,438

4,848 4,009 3,503 3,462

Numbers represent total filings for 2011 and growth rate (%) 2010-20112012 data cover January to October 2012

8.9%

20.9%

7.3%33.4%

8.0%2.6%

-0.9% 7.5% -13.8% 4.5%

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PCT Applications by Origins 11 to 20

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2012 (to date)

Numbers represent total filings for 2011 and growth rate (%) 2010-20112012 data cover January to October 2012

2,9292,695

2,079

1,739 1,729

1,452 1,346 1,330 1,3141,191

8.6%1.4%

-2.8%

-1.9% -2.4%

-1.6% 18.0% 3.4% 11.9%12.8%

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PCT Monthly Filing Trends (USA / Germany)

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PCT Monthly Filing Trends (Japan/ Korea)

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PCT Monthly Filing Trends (China/ France)

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PCT Monthly Filing Trends (Canada/Sweden)

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Country share in total PCT applications1995 2011

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

Asia became biggest PCT filing region in 2010 and now accountsfor 38.8% of all PCT applications (about 8% higher than Europe)

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

Caribbean and Oceania

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Main Fields of Technology for PCT Published Applications and Changes from 2010 to 2011

Largest increases: Electrical machinery: +23.2% Engines, pumps, turbines:

+16.9%

Environmental technology:

+14.1% Transport: +13.9%

Decreases in 4 out of 35 fields: Basic communication processes:

-5.9% Organic fine chemistry: -4.1% Pharmaceuticals: -1.9% Analysis of biological materials:

-0.3%

Main Fields of Technology for PCT Applications by Percentage of Total:

Digital Communication Technology 11,574 applications (7.1%) Electrical Machinery 11,296 applications (6.9%) Medical Technology 10,753 applications (6.6%) Computer Technology 10,455 applications (6.4%)

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PCT – Method of Filing (1)

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PCT - Method of Filing (2)

Share of PCT filings by Medium of Filing (%)

Paper EASY PDF XML EFS-Web

2008 25.7 10.3 32.2 20.1 11.8

2009 20.1 7.3 37.0 22.8 12.8

2010 16.1 5.5 40.8 24.3 13.2

2011 12.8 4.5 43.7 26.1 12.9

2012 (to date) 9.8 3.2 45.6 28.4 13.0

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Distribution of Application Languages for 2012

Share (%)

52.3 20.5 9.9 8.0 4.5 3.2 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.0

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36,480

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Figures are estimates from PCT filings to date

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2) PCT – National Phase Entries

424,800 non-resident national phase entries for 2011 (3.2% growth on 2010) 500,400 total national phase entries (resident plus non-resident) for 2011

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PCT National Phase Entries for Top 15 Countries of Origin 2010

All top 15 origins except the Netherlands saw growth in National Phase Entries.Highest growth in National Phase Entries from China (+ 46.8%).

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PCT National Phase Entries before Top 15 Designated Offices 2011

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National Phase Entries by Top Patent Office and Country of Origin in 2011

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Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings by selected Patent Office for 2011

Overall share of PCT National Phase Entries for non-resident applications around 54% in 2011.

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3) International AuthoritiesInternational Search ReportsDistribution by International AuthorityTimeliness of Transmission to International Bureau

Supplementary International Search Reports

International Preliminary Examination ReportsDemandDistribution by International AuthorityTimeliness of Transmission to International Bureau

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Distribution of ISRs established by ISA70'080

23'160

14'592

12'574

3'268

2'436

1'9501'290

1'008

1'003

597

356

284

35'641

European Patent Office

Japan

Republic of Korea

China

United States of America

Australia

Canada

Sweden

Spain

Russian Federation

Finland

Austria

Brazil

Nordic Patent Institute

2009

2010

2011

2012 (to date)

Data based on transmittal date of the ISR to the International Bureau

Numbers and percentage share of ISRs for 2011 shown as numbers2012 includes numbers from January to September

41.7%

21.2%

13.8%

7.5%

8.7%

1.9%

1.4%

1.2%

0.77%

0.60%

0.60%

0.35%

0.21%

0.17%

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Average Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs to the IB

Average Time in Transmitting ISRs to the IB was 16.4 months in 2011, the shortest over the past decade. 68.3% of ISRs were received within 17 months in 2011 [67.0% in 2010]. From Jan - Sept 2012, 69.0% of ISRS were received within 17 months.Timeliness soon to be measured according to Rule 42.

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Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs

Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date ISA transmits ISR to the International Bureau (soon to be measured according to Rule 42)

From Jan to Sept 2012 (2011 in brackets): <17 months 69% (68.3%), 17-18 months 12.8% (12.2%), 19-20 months 11.2% (8.4%), 21-30 months 6.2% (10.3%), >31 months 0.7% (0.8%)

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Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs by ISA in 2011

Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date ISA transmits ISR to the International Bureau (soon to be measured according to Rule 42)

22.225.262.164.458.974.974.486.290.888.785.797.299.697.7

Share transmitted within 17 months for Jan – Sept 2012 (for comparison)

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Distribution of SISRs by SISA

Supplementary International Searching Authority

Year

2009 2010 2011 2012

to end Sept

Total 24 41 41 41

Austria     1 2

European Patent Office   3 7 18

Finland 1

Nordic Patent Institute   1   2

Russian Federation 22 35 31 18

Sweden 2 2 2

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International Preliminary Examination Demands (1)

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Demand for International Preliminary Examination fell by 47.0% from 2005 to 2011.

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International Preliminary Examination Demands (2) IPEA_Name 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2012

Year / Quarter - - - - - - - to date to date

Total 25'861 21'661 19'501 18'126 15'258 13'897 13'703 10'652 (%)

Australia 1'035 970 872 865 789 745 781 590 5.5

Austria 160 114 100 103 68 36 16 6 0.1

Brazil           7 38 29 0.3

Canada 327 431 413 480 290 272 266 165 1.5

China 436 364 384 416 303 362 420 340 3.2

European Patent Office 13'878 11'605 10'586 9'862 8'592 7'917 7'385 5'823 54.7

Finland 4 125 151 154 144 123 125 86 0.8

Japan 2'526 2'580 2'555 2'122 2'152 2'121 2'447 2'060 19.3

Nordic Patent Institute         26 40 40 29 0.3

Republic of Korea 652 598 511 358 340 271 221 223 2.1

Russian Federation 138 114 121 97 66 76 83 79 0.7

Spain 127 111 126 107 142 123 120 64 0.6

Sweden 986 686 666 620 468 353 343 260 2.4

United States of America 5'591 3'963 3'016 2'942 1'878 1'451 1'416 897 8.4

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Distribution of IPRPs by IPEA

The EPO carried out 47.6% of IPRPs, followed by the USPTO (23.0%) and the JPO (14.6%).

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Average Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs

Average time taken to transmit IPRPs increased from 27.6 months in 2001 to 31.6 months in 2011 with 68.8% of IPRPs transmitted within 29 months for 2011. (67.0% from Jan to Sept 2012).

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Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs

Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date on which International Bureau receives IPRP form the IPEA.

From Jan to Sept 2012 (2011 in brackets): <29 months 67.0% (68.8%), 29-30 months 15.5% (11.5%), 31-32 months 3.6% (2.5%), >32 months 13.9% (17.2%)

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Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs by IPEA in 2011

Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date on which International Bureau receives IPRP form the IPEA.

22.930.165.637.163.341.673.496.470.473.783.391.285.190.3

Share transmitted within 29 months for Jan – Sept 2012 (for comparison)

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4) PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway

6,159 PCT-PPH requests until end June 2012 17,383 standard PPH requests in same period

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PCT-PPH Grant Rate and Pendency Time

Further information:

2012 PCT Yearly ReviewThe International Patent System

WIPO Publication No:901E/2012

2012 World Intellectual Property IndicatorsWIPO Publication No:941E/2012

Statistics on the PCT Systemhttp://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/pct/

Patent Prosecution Highway Portal Sitehttp://www.jpo.go.jp/ppph-portal/index.htm