PCT Yearly Review - WIPO

Section b
performance of the pct system
Figure B.3.4: Average timeliness in transmitting ISRs to the IB measured from priority date
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Average timeliness in transmitting ISRs
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Months
17
16
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Year
Note: Timeliness is calculated as the time elapsed between the priority date and the date on which the ISA transmits the ISR to the IB (or, if applicable, the date
of receipt by the IB of the Article 17(2)(a) declaration).
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2013
B.3.5 Timeliness in transmitting ISRs measured
from priority date by time category
Figure B.3.5 presents the same data shown in Figure
B.3.4, but broken down by five categories of timeliness
in transmitting ISRs to the IB.
In 2012, 69.9% of ISRs were received by the IB within
17 months from the priority date and were thus in time
to be included in the international publication. The share
of ISRs received within more than 20 months also improved,
representing 6.4% of total ISRs or a decrease of
4.7 percentage points compared to 2011.
Figure B.3.5: Timeliness in transmitting ISRs to IB measured from priority date by time category
Within 16 months Between 17 - 18 months Between 19 - 20 months Between 21 - 30 months More than 30 months
Distribution by time category (%)
100
75
50
25
56.1 49.3 52.2 47.9 56.0 56.5 51.1 49.8 62.5 67.0 68.3 69.9
Share of international search reports transmitted within 16 months (%)
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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Year
Note: Timeliness is calculated as the time elapsed between the priority date and the date on which the ISA transmits the ISR to the IB (or, if applicable, the date
of receipt by the IB of the Article 17(2)(a) declaration).
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2013
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