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SECTION B – PERFORMANCE OF THE PCT SYSTEM RECEIVING OFFICES B.1 Top 15 Receiving Offices INTERNATIONAL BUREAU B.2 Filings by Medium of Filing B.3 Electronic Filing and Processing of PCT Applications B.4 Languages of Filing and Publication B.5 Translation B.6 Terminology B.7 Publication Timeliness B.8 Republication Timeliness B.9 Quality B.10 Efficiency INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITIES B.11 Distribution by ISA B.12 Timeliness in transmitting ISRs SUPPLEMENTARY INTERNATIONAL SEARCHING AUTHORITIES B.13 Distribution by SISA INTERNATIONAL PRELIMINARY EXAMINING AUTHORITIES B.14 Distribution by IPEA B.15 Timeliness in transmitting IPRPs SECTION C – WIPO’S PATENT INFORMATION SERVICE C.1 PATENTSCOPE Search Service C.2 New Internet Resources on PCT Website C.3 Special Access to Information for Developing Countries C.4 Patent Economics and Statistics SECTION D – LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS D.1 Changes to the Legal Framework D.2 Other Developments SECTION E – PCT TRAINING E.1 Seminars E.2 Webinars E.3 Distance Learning SECTION F – MEETINGS F.1 Meeting of International Authorities under the PCT F.2 PCT Working Group F.3 PCT Assembly ANNEXES NNEXES STATISTICAL SOURCES AND METHODS STATISTICAL TABLE LIST OF ACRONYMS GLOSSARY PCT CONTRACTING STATES ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 36 36 36 37 37 38 39 40 41 41 42 42 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 47 48 49 49 50 50 51 52 52 52 54 54 54 54 55 55 55 55 56 56 57 61 62 66 67
3 HIGHLIGHTS In 2010, the international patent system saw several notable developments. Recovery of PCT application filings. With an estimated 164,300 PCT applications filed in 2010, the total volume increased by 5.7% compared to 2009. The strongest growth originated from China (+55.6%) which overtook the Republic of Korea as the fourth-ranked PCT filing country. India (+36.6%), the Republic of Korea (+20.3%) and Japan (+8.0%) also experienced significant growth, offsetting a mixed performance in European countries and a continued decline in the United States of America (US) (-1.6%) which, despite this decrease, remains the largest user of the PCT system. Changing geography of PCT filings. Asia became the biggest PCT filing region, overtaking Europe. 1 Most of the filings originated from East Asia. With an annual growth of 18.4%, this subregion alone filed more PCT applications than any other subregion, followed by North America and Western Europe. These three subregions together accounted for 83.4% of all PCT applications filed. Top PCT applicants. Panasonic Corporation (Japan) maintained its top position in the list of PCT applications published, followed by the telecommunications company ZTE Corporation (China) and Qualcomm Incorporated (US). Among universities, the top four university PCT applicants are located in the US, namely the University of California, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of Texas and the University of Florida. Fields of technology. Digital Communication saw the fastest growth (17.3%) and accounts for the largest share of total PCT applications published (up from the third largest share in 2009). Almost every other field of technology experienced declines or only modest growth. The sharpest decline was seen in the field of telecommunications. 2 . 1 The groupings by region and subregion are based on the United Nations definition of regions. 2 It should be noted that the 2009 decline in PCT filings resulted in a 2.3% decrease in the number of PCT applications published in 2010.
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