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A.20 National Phase Entries per <strong>PCT</strong> Application<br />
Figure A.20 depicts the average number of <strong>PCT</strong> national phase entries per <strong>PCT</strong> application. 14 In calculating<br />
this number, <strong>PCT</strong> national phase entries are compared with <strong>PCT</strong> applications filed 12 months earlier (i.e.,<br />
national phase entries in 2009 are compared with <strong>PCT</strong> filings in 2008), since most applicants enter the <strong>PCT</strong><br />
national phase around 18 months after the international filing date.<br />
It should be noted that a <strong>PCT</strong> national phase entry at a regional patent office may result in several national<br />
patents. Thus, the number of national jurisdictions in which applicants seek protection is invariably higher<br />
than the number of national phase entries.<br />
Figure A.20: Average number of national phase entries per <strong>PCT</strong> application<br />
Top 15 high income countries: <strong>PCT</strong> applications<br />
5<br />
4<br />
Average<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Switzerland<br />
Netherlands<br />
United Kingdom<br />
Australia<br />
France<br />
Sweden<br />
High Income<br />
Japan<br />
Germany<br />
Italy<br />
Total<br />
United States of America<br />
Israel<br />
Canada<br />
Finland<br />
Spain<br />
Republic of Korea<br />
Country of Origin<br />
Source: <strong>WIPO</strong> Statistics Database<br />
Top 15 middle income countries: <strong>PCT</strong> applications<br />
4<br />
3<br />
Average<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Argentina<br />
South Africa<br />
Chile<br />
Colombia<br />
India<br />
Mexico<br />
Brazil<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Russian Federation<br />
Middle Income<br />
Malaysia<br />
Turkey<br />
China<br />
Ukraine<br />
Egypt<br />
Serbia<br />
Country of Origin<br />
Source: <strong>WIPO</strong> Statistics Database<br />
> On average, for every <strong>PCT</strong> application filed, applicants using the <strong>PCT</strong> system entered the national phase<br />
in 2.7 patent offices in 2009. The average was slightly higher (2.8) for high income countries and substantially<br />
lower (1.1) for middle income countries.<br />
> Among the high income countries, applicants from Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United<br />
Kingdom filed, on average, the most <strong>PCT</strong> national phase entries per <strong>PCT</strong> application. For the middle<br />
income countries, applicants from Argentina, South Africa and Chile filed the most national phase entries<br />
per <strong>PCT</strong> application. Interestingly, Argentina and Chile were not <strong>PCT</strong> members in 2008 at the time of the<br />
<strong>PCT</strong> filings.<br />
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This indicator also includes <strong>PCT</strong> applications that do not result in any national phase entry.
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