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42 B.8 Republication Timeliness The IB publishes PCT applications even in the absence of an ISR. In such a case, the PCT application is republished along with the ISR after the report is received. Figure B.8 shows the timeliness of republication by the IB of PCT applications with ISRs, calculated from the date of receipt of the ISR by the IB. Figure B.8: Timeliness of republishing PCT applications with ISRs < 2 months between 2 - 3 months between 3 - 4 months between 4 - 5 months > 5 months Share of PCT Applications republished within two Months (%) 26.6 2.7 14.8 13.5 46.1 52.6 43.1 45.3 54.3 71.1 76.3 100 Distribution by Delays (%) 75 50 25 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Republication Year Source: WIPO Statistics Database > In 2010, 76.3% of republications took place within two months of the IB receiving the ISR and 96.2% within three months. As with publication timeliness, the delay for republishing PCT applications with the ISR was, in 2010, the shortest of the past decade. B.9 Quality In order to measure the quality of the formality examination performed by the IB in a simple and comprehensive way, the IB has developed an aggregate quality index, calculated as the simple average of four lead quality indicators. Three of these indicators are based on the timeliness of key transactions in the PCT system: acknowledgement of receipt of the PCT application, publication and republication. The fourth indicator reflects the number of republications due to corrections of entries in bibliographical data. 19 Figure B.9: Quality index of formality examination 95.3% 89.1% 90.2% 91.8% 92.5% 90.2% 91.1% 86.6% 86.5% 84.4% 83.5% 84.6% 83.9% 84.3% 80.3% 78.9% 75.9% 75.3% 72.2% 73.1% 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: WIPO Statistics Database Years and quarters > Since 2006, quality as measured by the aggregate index has markedly improved, reaching an unprecedented level of 95.3% in the final quarter of 2010. 19 Formally, the quality index is the simple average of: (i) percentage of forms PCT/IB/301 (“Notification of receipt of a PCT Application”) sent up to 5 weeks after the IB receives a PCT application; (ii) percentage of PCT applications published up to 6 months and 3 weeks after the international filing date; (iii) percentage of later publications of ISRs within 2 months after the IB receives the ISR; and (iv) percentage of “R5 republications”, i.e., corrections in Section I of the PCT application.
43 B.10 Efficiency The IB’s productivity in processing PCT applications can be measured by unit cost of processing, defined as the average total cost of publishing a PCT application. Average total cost is determined by total PCT expenditure, plus a certain share of expenditure on support and management activities. 20 The unit cost thus includes the cost of all PCT activities – including translation, communication, management and others. 21 In computing unit cost, the production cost consists of two parts: direct and indirect costs. Direct costs correspond to the expenditure incurred by the IB (for administration of the PCT system and related programs). Indirect costs include expenditure for supporting units (e.g., building, information technology among others). Indirect costs are weighted to take into account only the share attributable to the PCT system. The cost of storing published applications is added to unit cost since the PCT system must store applications for 30 years. Formally, unit cost is defined as: Total cost of production Unit cost = + Cost of storage Number of publications Figure B.10 depicts the evolution of the unit cost of processing from 2004 to 2010, including a breakdown of the contribution of direct and indirect costs. Figure B.10: Unit cost of processing a published PCT application 1,200 Direct Costs Indirect Costs Total Processing Cost (CHF) 1,042 934 833 836 782 826 756 Cost of Processing (CHF) 1,000 800 600 400 393 649 351 583 295 538 302 531 271 509 282 541 220 536 200 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Processing Year Source: WIPO Statistics Database > Although the number of PCT applications published was 2% lower in 2010 than in 2009, cost reductions in 2010 were such that the unit cost per application was reduced by 8% to reach 756 CHF. The main causes of this decrease are reductions in the indirect costs associated with the processing of applications and staff reductions within WIPO. 20 The complete methodology is available at www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/govbody/en/a_42/a_42_10-annex3.pdf. 21 As of January 2010, the number of PCT applications published is determined based on actual publication date instead of the year indicated in the publication number. As a consequence, processing costs have slightly changed compared to previous editions of the PCT Yearly Review.
Page 1 and 2: PCT THE INTERNATIONAL PATENT SYSTEM
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS HIGHLIGHTS INTROD
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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
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Page 29 and 30: 27 PCT NATIONAL PHASE ENTRIES The n
Page 31 and 32: 29 A.18 Top Middle Income Countries
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Page 39 and 40: 37 INTERNATIONAL BUREAU In addition
Page 41 and 42: 39 B.4 Languages of Filing and Publ
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