PDF, PCT Yearly Review - WIPO
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23<br />
A.12 Foreign Inventors Named in <strong>PCT</strong> Applications<br />
The graph below indicates the share of <strong>PCT</strong> applications published in 2010 with at least one named inventor<br />
having a nationality different from the country of origin of the first-named applicant.<br />
Figure A.12: Foreign inventors named in <strong>PCT</strong> applications, top 20 countries of origin<br />
100<br />
75<br />
Share (%)<br />
50<br />
25<br />
0<br />
Switzerland<br />
Netherlands<br />
Belgium<br />
Finland<br />
Sweden<br />
United States of America<br />
Canada<br />
Denmark<br />
Austria<br />
Total<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Australia<br />
France<br />
Germany<br />
Japan<br />
Spain<br />
Israel<br />
Italy<br />
India<br />
China<br />
Republic of Korea<br />
Country of Origin<br />
Source: <strong>WIPO</strong> Statistics Database<br />
> Just over 75% of published <strong>PCT</strong> applications filed by an applicant based in Switzerland had at least one<br />
inventor who did not have Swiss nationality.<br />
> The share of foreign inventors named in published <strong>PCT</strong> applications from the Republic of Korea (6.3%),<br />
China (7.2%) and India (7.5%) is rather low compared to the total average share (29.2%).
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