TABLE 9: UNITED STATES PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED BY RESIDENTS OF
FOREIGN COUNTRIES 1
(FY 2000 - FY 2004)
FY 2004 DATA IS PRELIMINARY
Total |
136,102 |
154,205 |
160,036 |
158,162 |
159,504 |
Albania |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Algeria |
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
Andorra |
- |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Angola |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Anguilla |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Antigua & Barbuda |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Argentina |
138 |
146 |
109 |
123 |
86 |
Armenia |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
- |
Aruba |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
Australia |
1,887 |
2,088 |
2,246 |
2,498 |
1,759 |
Austria |
887 |
945 |
1,134 |
1,009 |
627 |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
Bahamas |
17 |
14 |
26 |
22 |
24 |
Bahrain |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
Bangladesh |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
Barbados |
7 |
4 |
4 |
- |
7 |
Belarus |
11 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
Belgium |
1,338 |
1,341 |
1,435 |
1,420 |
884 |
Belize |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Benelux Convention |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bermuda |
15 |
4 |
12 |
11 |
3 |
Bolivia |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Botswana |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Brazil |
240 |
247 |
288 |
333 |
203 |
British Virgin Islands |
3 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
14 |
Brunei |
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
Bulgaria |
23 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
74 |
Canada |
7,146 |
7,802 |
7,967 |
8,138 |
6,705 |
Cayman Islands |
4 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
5 |
Chile |
28 |
29 |
44 |
27 |
42 |
China (Hong Kong) |
837 |
1,008 |
1,109 |
1,159 |
1,120 |
China (People's Republic) |
437 |
694 |
966 |
1,230 |
1,132 |
Columbia |
24 |
28 |
26 |
22 |
16 |
Cook Islands |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Costa Rica |
29 |
8 |
18 |
17 |
15 |
Cote D'Ivorie |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
Croatia |
18 |
22 |
20 |
23 |
17 |
Cuba |
14 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
1 |
Cyprus |
2 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
Czech Republic |
58 |
83 |
55 |
52 |
46 |
Czechoslovakia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Denmark |
941 |
1,130 |
1,227 |
1,145 |
700 |
Djibouti |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dominica |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Dominican Republic |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
6 |
Ecuador |
6 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
5 |
Egypt |
21 |
16 |
13 |
13 |
6 |
El Salvador |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
EPO |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Equitorial Guinea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Estonia |
7 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
5 |
Ethiopia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Falkland Islands |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fiji |
- |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Finland |
1,475 |
1,799 |
2,045 |
1,866 |
1,279 |
French Polynesia |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
France |
6,859 |
7,154 |
7,434 |
6,887 |
4,296 |
French Guiana |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gabon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Georgia |
1 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
Germany |
17,858 |
19,776 |
21,657 |
19,646 |
11,904 |
Ghana |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Gibraltar |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Greece |
45 |
48 |
56 |
44 |
37 |
Grenada |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Guadeloupe |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guatemala |
1 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
- |
Guyana |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Guinea |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Haiti |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Honduras |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
3 |
Hungary |
116 |
91 |
135 |
128 |
71 |
Iceland |
39 |
39 |
40 |
49 |
36 |
India |
389 |
636 |
813 |
1,105 |
937 |
Indonesia |
15 |
10 |
25 |
26 |
32 |
Iran |
1 |
4 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
Iraq |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
Ireland |
339 |
401 |
448 |
382 |
311 |
Israel |
2,477 |
2,781 |
2,737 |
2,611 |
1,840 |
Italy |
3,031 |
3,185 |
3,336 |
3,325 |
2,208 |
Jamaica |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
Japan |
54,365 |
62,676 |
61,259 |
61,177 |
46,267 |
Jordan |
- |
4 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
Kazakhstan |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Kenya |
1 |
13 |
12 |
28 |
3 |
Korea, Dem. Republic of |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Korea, Republic of |
5,882 |
6,792 |
7,757 |
9,614 |
9,730 |
Kuwait |
10 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
Kyrgyzstan |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Laos |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Latvia |
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
Lebanon |
4 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
5 |
Lesotho |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liechtenstein |
26 |
33 |
28 |
34 |
16 |
Lithuania |
4 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
14 |
Luxembourg |
65 |
77 |
81 |
72 |
51 |
Macau |
- |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Madagascar |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
Macedonia |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
3 |
Malaysia |
94 |
144 |
136 |
237 |
238 |
Maldives |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mali |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Malta |
1 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
Marshall Islands |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Mauritius |
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
- |
Mexico |
180 |
220 |
167 |
213 |
152 |
Moldova |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Monaco |
26 |
29 |
27 |
29 |
10 |
Mongolia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Montserrat |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Morocco |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
Mozambique |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Myanmar |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Namibia |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nauru |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nepal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Netherlands |
2,446 |
2,822 |
3,074 |
2,382 |
1,743 |
Netherlands Antilles |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
New Caledonia |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
New Zealand |
296 |
355 |
402 |
473 |
202 |
Nicaragua |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Niger |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nigeria |
5 |
7 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
Norfolk Island |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Norway |
465 |
452 |
587 |
470 |
275 |
Oman |
- |
- |
1 |
4 |
- |
Pakistan |
6 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Palau |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Panama |
4 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
Paraguay |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Peru |
6 |
8 |
9 |
7 |
2 |
Philippines |
32 |
47 |
72 |
37 |
52 |
Poland |
35 |
43 |
46 |
48 |
58 |
Portugal |
22 |
27 |
31 |
22 |
15 |
Qatar |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Romania |
10 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
Russian Federation |
384 |
417 |
403 |
345 |
195 |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
2 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
- |
San Marino |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Saudi Arabia |
24 |
32 |
35 |
33 |
20 |
Senegal |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Seychelles |
- |
1 |
- |
3 |
1 |
Sierra Leone |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Singapore |
680 |
766 |
792 |
817 |
676 |
Slovakia |
10 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
Slovenia |
27 |
21 |
21 |
55 |
32 |
Solomon Islands |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
South Africa |
199 |
259 |
248 |
263 |
122 |
Soviet Union |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Spain |
595 |
611 |
690 |
633 |
460 |
Sri Lanka |
8 |
8 |
20 |
3 |
3 |
St. Lucia |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
Suriname |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Swaziland |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Sweden |
2,840 |
3,001 |
2,692 |
2,311 |
1,360 |
Switzerland |
2,318 |
2,494 |
2,560 |
2,362 |
1,525 |
Syria Arab Rep |
3 |
- |
3 |
4 |
- |
Taiwan |
10,380 |
12,403 |
13,761 |
14,537 |
13,129 |
Tanzania |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
Thailand |
91 |
106 |
85 |
88 |
85 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
8 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
- |
Tunisia |
- |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
Turkey |
27 |
31 |
39 |
41 |
34 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
2 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
1 |
Uganda |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ukraine |
23 |
39 |
46 |
39 |
27 |
United Arab Emirates |
6 |
2 |
11 |
10 |
14 |
United Kingdom |
7,613 |
8,464 |
9,238 |
8,215 |
5,013 |
Uruguay |
2 |
7 |
8 |
10 |
6 |
Uzbekistan |
3 |
- |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Vatican City |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Venezuela |
42 |
65 |
41 |
30 |
18 |
Vietnam |
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Yemen |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yugoslavia |
7 |
4 |
8 |
10 |
2 |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
Other 2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
41,389 |
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