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30 A.20 National Phase Entries per PCT Application Figure A.20 depicts the average number of PCT national phase entries per PCT application. 14 In calculating this number, PCT national phase entries are compared with PCT applications filed 12 months earlier (i.e., national phase entries in 2009 are compared with PCT filings in 2008), since most applicants enter the PCT national phase around 18 months after the international filing date. It should be noted that a PCT national phase entry at a regional patent office may result in several national patents. Thus, the number of national jurisdictions in which applicants seek protection is invariably higher than the number of national phase entries. Figure A.20: Average number of national phase entries per PCT application Top 15 high income countries: PCT applications 5 4 Average 3 2 1 0 Switzerland Netherlands United Kingdom Australia France Sweden High Income Japan Germany Italy Total United States of America Israel Canada Finland Spain Republic of Korea Country of Origin Source: WIPO Statistics Database Top 15 middle income countries: PCT applications 4 3 Average 2 1 0 Argentina South Africa Chile Colombia India Mexico Brazil Bulgaria Russian Federation Middle Income Malaysia Turkey China Ukraine Egypt Serbia Country of Origin Source: WIPO Statistics Database > On average, for every PCT application filed, applicants using the PCT system entered the national phase in 2.7 patent offices in 2009. The average was slightly higher (2.8) for high income countries and substantially lower (1.1) for middle income countries. > Among the high income countries, applicants from Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom filed, on average, the most PCT national phase entries per PCT application. For the middle income countries, applicants from Argentina, South Africa and Chile filed the most national phase entries per PCT application. Interestingly, Argentina and Chile were not PCT members in 2008 at the time of the PCT filings. 14 This indicator also includes PCT applications that do not result in any national phase entry.
31 A.21 Share of PCT National Phase Entries out of Total Filings Abroad While the PCT system offers several important benefits to patent applicants, some select the Paris Convention route instead for filing applications abroad. Figure A.21 presents the share of PCT national phase entries out of total patents filed abroad. This share reflects the extent to which applicants from different countries rely on the PCT system in seeking patent protection abroad. 15 Figure A.21: Share of PCT national phase entries out of total filings abroad Top 15 high income countries: filings abroad 100 75 Share (%) 50 25 0 Sweden United States of America Netherlands United Kingdom Finland Australia France Switzerland Belgium Italy Germany High Income Total Israel Japan Canada Republic of Korea Country of Origin Source: WIPO Statistics Database Top 15 middle income countries: filings abroad 100 75 Share (%) 50 25 0 Cuba South Africa Turkey Russian Federation Brazil Mexico Middle Income India China Malaysia Chile Argentina Bulgaria Thailand Ukraine Belarus Country of Origin Source: WIPO Statistics Database > In 2009, PCT national phase entries accounted for about 54% of patent applications filed abroad. On average, applicants from high income countries (56%) rely to a greater extent on the PCT system for international filings than do applicants from middle income countries (42%). > More than 75% of applications filed abroad by applicants from Cuba, South Africa and Sweden were filed via the PCT system. 15 In this subsection, PCT national phase entries only include entries at patent offices of other countries, i.e., they exclude national phase entries in an applicant’s country of residence. However, PCT national phase entries at the EPO by applicants from EPC member countries are included in the calculation of national phase entries.
Page 1 and 2: PCT THE INTERNATIONAL PATENT SYSTEM
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS INTROD
Page 5 and 6: 3 HIGHLIGHTS In 2010, the internati
Page 7 and 8: 5 applicants can delay the examinat
Page 9 and 10: 7 SPECIAL THEME - THE CHANGING GEOG
Page 11 and 12: 9 Figure 2: Trends in patent applic
Page 13 and 14: 11 SECTION A - USE OF THE PCT SYSTE
Page 15 and 16: 13 Table A.2 presents the number of
Page 17 and 18: 15 A.4 Geographical Subregions: PCT
Page 19 and 20: 17 A.6 PCT Applications as Share of
Page 21 and 22: 19 A.8 Distribution of PCT Applican
Page 23 and 24: 21 A.10 Top PCT Applicants among Un
Page 25 and 26: 23 A.12 Foreign Inventors Named in
Page 27 and 28: 25 > The most significant declines
Page 29 and 30: 27 PCT NATIONAL PHASE ENTRIES The n
Page 31: 29 A.18 Top Middle Income Countries
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Page 37 and 38: 35 A.25 Share of PCT National Phase
Page 39 and 40: 37 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU In addition
Page 41 and 42: 39 B.4 Languages of Filing and Publ
Page 43 and 44: 41 B.6 Terminology In 2010 the IB c
Page 45 and 46: 43 B.10 Efficiency The IB’s produ
Page 47 and 48: 45 B.12 Timeliness in transmitting
Page 49 and 50: 47 INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMIN
Page 51 and 52: 49 SECTION C - WIPO’S PATENT INFO
Page 53 and 54: 51 C.4 Patent Economics and Statist
Page 55 and 56: 53 > the USPTO and KIPO; > the Aust
Page 57 and 58: 55 SECTION F - MEETINGS F.1 Meeting
Page 59 and 60: 57 STATISTICAL TABLE The following
Page 61 and 62: 59 Name Code PCT International Phas
Page 63 and 64: 61 LIST OF ACRONYMS DO Designated O
Page 65 and 66: 63 International Patent Classificat
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