TABLE 10: PATENTS
ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES TO RESIDENTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES 1
(FY 1999 - FY 2003)
Residence |
1999 |
FN |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Total |
70,047 |
|
81,675 |
86,203 |
83,970 |
89,699 |
Albania |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Algeria |
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Andorra |
1 |
|
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
Anguilla |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Antigua & Barbuda |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Argentina |
45 |
|
65 |
58 |
54 |
68 |
Armenia |
- |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Aruba |
- |
|
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
Australia |
795 |
|
885 |
1,041 |
955 |
1,040 |
Austria |
443 |
|
544 |
653 |
535 |
627 |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Bahamas |
12 |
|
13 |
12 |
14 |
6 |
Bahrain 2 |
- |
|
3 |
- |
- |
- |
Bangladesh |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Barbados |
1 |
|
- |
2 |
6 |
2 |
Belarus |
5 |
|
4 |
5 |
3 |
6 |
Belgium |
667 |
|
807 |
805 |
772 |
762 |
Bermuda |
2 |
|
- |
5 |
4 |
7 |
Bolivia |
- |
|
3 |
- |
- |
1 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
- |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Brazil |
87 |
|
122 |
127 |
113 |
150 |
British Virgin Islands |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
- |
8 |
Brunei |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Bulgaria |
5 |
|
2 |
5 |
1 |
9 |
Canada |
3,498 |
|
4,060 |
4,157 |
3,809 |
3,869 |
Cayman Islands |
4 |
|
6 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
Chile |
12 |
|
15 |
15 |
13 |
16 |
China (Hong Kong) |
395 |
2 |
540 |
603 |
546 |
667 |
China (Mainland) |
86 |
2 |
143 |
239 |
347 |
442 |
Columbia |
4 |
|
6 |
13 |
14 |
11 |
Cook Islands |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Costa Rica |
10 |
|
12 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
Croatia |
17 |
|
11 |
8 |
10 |
14 |
Cuba |
4 |
|
1 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
Cyprus |
- |
|
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
Czech Republic |
18 |
|
42 |
32 |
24 |
38 |
Czechoslovakia |
7 |
|
8 |
7 |
4 |
- |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Denmark |
551 |
|
536 |
532 |
569 |
609 |
Dominica |
- |
|
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
Dominican Republic |
3 |
|
2 |
3 |
- |
1 |
Ecuador |
4 |
|
- |
3 |
1 |
5 |
Egypt |
1 |
|
6 |
10 |
4 |
6 |
El Salvador 2 |
- |
|
- |
3 |
- |
- |
Estonia |
1 |
|
2 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
Faroe Islands |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fiji |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
Finland |
665 |
|
679 |
778 |
805 |
904 |
France |
3,802 |
|
4,392 |
4,576 |
4,289 |
4,228 |
French Guiana |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
French Polynesia |
- |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Georgia |
- |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Germany |
9,113 |
|
10,978 |
12,128 |
11,529 |
12,361 |
Ghana |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gibraltar |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Greece |
21 |
|
22 |
23 |
21 |
26 |
Guadeloupe |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guatemala |
2 |
|
2 |
- |
5 |
3 |
Guinea |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Haiti |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Honduras |
5 |
|
1 |
- |
2 |
1 |
Hungary |
38 |
|
41 |
57 |
49 |
67 |
Iceland |
10 |
|
15 |
23 |
17 |
17 |
India |
109 |
|
123 |
159 |
254 |
338 |
Indonesia |
4 |
|
15 |
9 |
14 |
13 |
Iran |
1 |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Ireland |
104 |
|
128 |
174 |
136 |
187 |
Israel |
748 |
|
856 |
1,023 |
1,042 |
1,265 |
Italy |
1,595 |
|
1,915 |
2,052 |
1,945 |
2,015 |
Jamaica |
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Japan |
30,425 |
|
34,563 |
34,875 |
34,954 |
37,862 |
Jordan |
2 |
|
- |
3 |
1 |
1 |
Kazakhstan |
1 |
|
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Kenya |
2 |
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
Korea, Dem. Republic of |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Korea, Republic of |
3,477 |
|
3,699 |
3,783 |
3,755 |
4,198 |
Kuwait |
12 |
|
11 |
4 |
11 |
5 |
Kyrgyzstan |
- |
|
- |
2 |
- |
- |
Latvia |
2 |
|
2 |
- |
1 |
2 |
Lebanon |
3 |
|
3 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
Liechtenstein |
15 |
|
19 |
22 |
15 |
20 |
Lithuania |
4 |
|
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
Luxembourg |
46 |
|
48 |
46 |
52 |
55 |
Macau |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
6 |
Macedonia, Former |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
1 |
Madagascar |
- |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
Malaysia |
27 |
|
51 |
51 |
57 |
65 |
Malta |
- |
|
2 |
2 |
- |
3 |
Marshall Islands |
1 |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Mauritius |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Mexico |
79 |
|
107 |
95 |
93 |
92 |
Moldova, Republic |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
Monaco |
12 |
|
14 |
21 |
16 |
12 |
Morocco |
1 |
|
2 |
2 |
- |
1 |
Myanmar |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Namibia |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Netherlands |
1,322 |
|
1,484 |
1,465 |
1,604 |
1,640 |
Netherlands Antilles |
1 |
|
2 |
- |
2 |
1 |
New Caledonia |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
New Guinea |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
1 |
New Zealand |
140 |
|
149 |
147 |
162 |
171 |
Nicaragua |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nigeria |
1 |
|
2 |
- |
3 |
5 |
Norfolk Island |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Norway |
224 |
|
266 |
292 |
262 |
277 |
Pakistan |
1 |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
Panama |
- |
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Paraguay |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Peru |
5 |
|
4 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
Philippines |
16 |
|
17 |
14 |
20 |
17 |
Poland |
21 |
|
9 |
20 |
14 |
16 |
Portugal |
11 |
|
10 |
16 |
12 |
12 |
Palau |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Qatar |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Romania |
5 |
|
4 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
Russian Federation |
174 |
|
192 |
242 |
198 |
208 |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
- |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Saint Vincent/The Grenadines |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
San Marino |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saudi Arabia |
12 |
|
21 |
13 |
8 |
20 |
Singapore |
134 |
|
220 |
299 |
392 |
443 |
Slovakia |
6 |
|
3 |
3 |
8 |
5 |
Slovenia |
13 |
|
18 |
22 |
16 |
16 |
South Africa |
115 |
|
145 |
144 |
107 |
145 |
Soviet Union |
2 |
|
3 |
- |
1 |
- |
Spain |
262 |
|
321 |
350 |
350 |
341 |
Sri Lanka |
1 |
|
2 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
Suriname |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
Sweden |
1,368 |
|
1,805 |
1,946 |
1,824 |
1,708 |
Switzerland |
1,310 |
|
1,516 |
1,574 |
1,489 |
1,513 |
Syrian Arab Rep |
1 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Taiwan |
4,105 |
|
5,578 |
6,766 |
6,346 |
6,719 |
Tanzania |
- |
|
- |
1 |
- |
2 |
Thailand |
23 |
|
36 |
46 |
49 |
53 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
1 |
|
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
Tunisia |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Turkey |
2 |
|
5 |
14 |
16 |
21 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
- |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Uganda |
- |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Ukraine |
16 |
|
13 |
28 |
28 |
14 |
United Arab Emirates |
- |
|
3 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
United Kingdom |
3,686 |
|
4,241 |
4,425 |
4,076 |
4,110 |
Uruguay |
4 |
|
- |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Uzbekistan |
- |
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
- |
Venezuela |
40 |
|
31 |
33 |
27 |
23 |
Vietnam |
1 |
|
1 |
- |
5 |
1 |
Yemen |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Yugoslavia |
3 |
|
4 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Notes:
- Represents zero.
1/ Data include utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.
Country listings include possessions and territories of that country unless separately listed in the table.

2/ Revised from FY 1999 Report.
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