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NATIONAL PHASE ENTRIES BY COUNTRY
This subsection analyzes PCT national phase entries according to the applicant’s country and region of
origin. It also provides details by income group and compares the use of the PCT system to that of the Paris
Convention route. Data by origin may be incomplete. 12 A statistical table listing all countries is provided in
the annex.
A.17 Top Countries: National Phase Entries
Figure A.17 shows the number of PCT national phase entries by applicants’ country of origin for the top 10
filing countries in terms of PCT national phase entries in 2008 and 2009.
Figure A.17: PCT national phase entries by country of origin
150,000
2008 2009
Annual Growth Rate (%): 2008-2009
-7.0 5.2 -3.1 2.5 -1.5 -0.5 -6.5 4.2 -1.7 -2.2
PCT National Phase Entries
125,000
100,000
75,000
50,000
25,000
0
United States of America
Japan
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Netherlands
Republic of Korea
Sweden
Italy
Country of Origin
Source: WIPO Statistics Database
> Applicants from the US accounted for about 137,200 PCT national phase entries in 2009 worldwide, a
decrease of 7% compared to 2008.
> Applicants from the Netherlands (-6.5%) and from Germany (-3.1%) also saw substantial declines in the
number of national phase entries. By contrast, applicants from Japan (+5.2%) and the Republic of Korea
(+4.2%) experienced the fastest growth among the top 10 origins.
> All top 10 countries belong to the high income group.
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An estimated 9,700 PCT national entries were initiated in 2009, as well as in 2008, with no indication on the origin of the application or
with an invalid country, e.g. the EPO. Data are estimated; see “Statistical Sources and Methods” in the annex for further details.