PCT Yearly Review - WIPO

Section A
use of the pct system
A.3.5 List of top PCT applicants: government and
research institutions
The Commissariat à l’Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies
Alternatives of France accounted for the largest number
of PCT publications in the government and research
institutions category, with 391 published applications.
It had 127 more applications published than the next
highest applicants and was the only government and
research institution that ranked among the overall top
50 PCT applicants in 2012.
The Republic of Korea had, with 7 applicants, the largest
number of applicants in this list, followed by the US and
its 4 applicants.
Table A.3.5: Top 30 PCT applicants: government and research institutions
Rank Applicant’s Name Origin
PCT applications
2010 2011 2012
Change compared
to 2011
1 COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES France 308 371 391 20
2 FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Germany 297 294 264 -30
3 CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) France 207 196 197 1
4 CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY China 119 171 52
5 INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES China 1 74 161 87
6 MIMOS BERHAD Malaysia 67 108 146 38
7 INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE (INSERM) France 83 90 116 26
7 ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF KOREA Republic of Korea 174 104 116 12
9 AGENCY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH Singapore 154 180 108 -72
10 CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS (CSIC) Spain 126 120 90 -30
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
United States of America 113 98 88 -10
12 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Japan 91 100 84 -16
13 COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH India 56 53 77 24
14 KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY Republic of Korea 44 45 76 31
15
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST- NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK
ONDERZOEK TNO
Netherlands 116 82 66 -16
16 MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Germany 57 49 59 10
16 BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE United States of America 50 54 59 5
17 KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY Republic of Korea 17 30 49 19
18 COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION Australia 61 48 49 1
19 MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH United States of America 60 49 48 -1
21 RIKEN (THE INSTITUTE OF PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH) Japan 24 33 45 12
22 KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY Republic of Korea 26 35 42 7
23 CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION United States of America 23 18 38 20
24 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE Japan 35 34 36 2
25 KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS Republic of Korea 15 36 33 -3
26 KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH Republic of Korea 13 23 32 9
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SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MICROSYSTEM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CHINESE
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
China 17 31 14
28 DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. Germany 29 29 29 0
29 KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNONLOGY INSTITUTE Republic of Korea 10 19 28 9
30 VIB VZW Belgium 12 13 27 14
Note: Government and research institutions include private non-profit organizations and hospitals. Due to confidentiality requirements, PCT data are based on
publication date. Top applicants are selected according to the 2012 total.
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2013
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