TABLE 9: UNITED STATES PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED BY RESIDENTS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES 1
(FY 1999 - FY 2003)
FY 2003 DATA IS PRELIMINARY
Residence |
1999 |
FN |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Total |
125,423 |
|
136,102 |
154,205 |
160,036 |
157,470 |
Albania |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Algeria |
- |
|
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
Andorra |
1 |
|
- |
3 |
3 |
1 |
Angola |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Anguilla |
1 |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Antigua & Barbuda |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Argentina |
102 |
|
138 |
146 |
109 |
89 |
Armenia |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
Aruba |
- |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Australia |
1,507 |
|
1,887 |
2,088 |
2,246 |
1,720 |
Austria |
871 |
|
887 |
945 |
1,134 |
775 |
Azerbaijan |
1 |
|
1 |
2 |
- |
1 |
Bahamas |
14 |
|
17 |
14 |
26 |
16 |
Bahrain |
2 |
|
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
Bangladesh |
- |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Barbados |
3 |
|
7 |
4 |
4 |
- |
Belarus |
6 |
|
11 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
Belgium |
1,207 |
|
1,338 |
1,341 |
1,435 |
1,013 |
Belize |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Benelux Convention |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Bermuda |
7 |
|
15 |
4 |
12 |
9 |
Bolivia |
2 |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
1 |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Botswana |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Brazil |
206 |
|
240 |
247 |
288 |
228 |
British Virgin Islands |
2 |
|
3 |
2 |
13 |
11 |
Brunei |
- |
|
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
Bulgaria |
2 |
|
23 |
10 |
10 |
6 |
Canada |
7,006 |
|
7,146 |
7,802 |
7,967 |
6,073 |
Cayman Islands |
7 |
|
4 |
8 |
10 |
1 |
Chile |
14 |
|
28 |
29 |
44 |
22 |
China (Hong Kong) |
757 |
|
837 |
1,008 |
1,109 |
892 |
China (People's Republic) |
271 |
|
437 |
694 |
966 |
887 |
Columbia |
21 |
|
24 |
28 |
26 |
17 |
Cook Islands |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Costa Rica |
8 |
|
29 |
8 |
18 |
15 |
Cote D'Ivorie |
1 |
|
- |
- |
2 |
- |
Croatia |
15 |
|
18 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
Cuba |
5 |
|
14 |
6 |
11 |
6 |
Cyprus |
4 |
|
2 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
Czech Republic |
37 |
|
58 |
83 |
55 |
38 |
Czechoslovakia |
15 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Denmark |
938 |
|
941 |
1,130 |
1,227 |
819 |
Djibouti |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Dominica |
1 |
|
2 |
- |
- |
- |
Dominican Republic |
- |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Ecuador |
5 |
|
6 |
8 |
11 |
4 |
Egypt |
19 |
|
21 |
16 |
13 |
9 |
El Salvador |
1 |
|
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
EPO |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Estonia |
7 |
|
7 |
7 |
8 |
5 |
Ethiopia |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Falkland Islands |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Fiji |
2 |
|
- |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Finland |
1,309 |
|
1,475 |
1,799 |
2,045 |
1,308 |
French Polynesia |
- |
|
2 |
- |
- |
- |
France |
6,398 |
|
6,859 |
7,154 |
7,434 |
5,061 |
French Guiana |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gabon |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Georgia |
2 |
|
1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
Germany |
17,446 |
|
17,858 |
19,776 |
21,657 |
14,415 |
Ghana |
1 |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Gibraltar |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Greece |
47 |
|
45 |
48 |
56 |
30 |
Guadeloupe |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Guatemala |
2 |
|
1 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
Guyana |
- |
|
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Guinea |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Haiti |
- |
|
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
Honduras |
6 |
|
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
Hungary |
115 |
|
116 |
91 |
135 |
96 |
Iceland |
30 |
|
39 |
39 |
40 |
34 |
India |
263 |
|
389 |
636 |
813 |
800 |
Indonesia |
26 |
|
15 |
10 |
25 |
24 |
Iran |
2 |
|
1 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
Iraq |
- |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Ireland |
264 |
|
339 |
401 |
448 |
281 |
Israel |
1,938 |
|
2,477 |
2,781 |
2,737 |
1,915 |
Italy |
2,835 |
|
3,031 |
3,185 |
3,336 |
2,424 |
Jamaica |
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Japan |
47,413 |
|
54,365 |
62,676 |
61,259 |
45,835 |
Jordan |
5 |
|
- |
4 |
3 |
4 |
Kazakhstan |
10 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Kenya |
8 |
|
1 |
13 |
12 |
25 |
Korea, Dem. Republic of |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Korea, Republic of |
5,634 |
|
5,882 |
6,792 |
7,757 |
7,071 |
Kuwait |
12 |
|
10 |
6 |
11 |
2 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Laos |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Latvia |
2 |
|
2 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
Lebanon |
5 |
|
4 |
9 |
11 |
6 |
Lesotho |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Liechtenstein |
26 |
|
26 |
33 |
28 |
26 |
Lithuania |
3 |
|
4 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
Luxembourg |
51 |
|
65 |
77 |
81 |
53 |
Macau |
2 |
|
- |
4 |
7 |
7 |
Madagascar |
1 |
|
- |
2 |
- |
- |
Macedonia |
- |
|
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
Malaysia |
74 |
|
94 |
144 |
136 |
178 |
Maldives |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mali |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Malta |
- |
|
1 |
6 |
5 |
3 |
Marshall Islands |
- |
|
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Mauritius |
- |
|
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
Mexico |
172 |
|
180 |
220 |
167 |
154 |
Moldova |
- |
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Monaco |
14 |
|
26 |
29 |
27 |
22 |
Mongolia |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Montserrat |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Morocco |
1 |
|
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Myanmar |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Namibia |
1 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nauru |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nepal |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Netherlands |
2,158 |
|
2,446 |
2,822 |
3,074 |
1,754 |
Netherlands Antilles |
1 |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
New Caledonia |
- |
|
- |
- |
3 |
- |
New Zealand |
249 |
|
296 |
355 |
402 |
341 |
Nicaragua |
- |
|
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Niger |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Nigeria |
1 |
|
5 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
Norfolk Island |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Norway |
399 |
|
465 |
452 |
587 |
343 |
Oman |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
4 |
Pakistan |
2 |
|
6 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
Palau |
1 |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Panama |
8 |
|
4 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
Paraguay |
- |
|
2 |
- |
- |
- |
Peru |
8 |
|
6 |
8 |
9 |
5 |
Philippines |
28 |
|
32 |
47 |
72 |
28 |
Poland |
27 |
|
35 |
43 |
46 |
36 |
Portugal |
29 |
|
22 |
27 |
31 |
18 |
Qatar |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Romania |
5 |
|
10 |
13 |
9 |
8 |
Russian Federation |
360 |
|
384 |
417 |
403 |
251 |
Saint Kitts & Nevis |
2 |
|
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
San Marino |
- |
|
- |
1 |
- |
- |
Saudi Arabia |
17 |
|
24 |
32 |
35 |
26 |
Senegal |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Seychelles |
- |
|
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
Sierra Leone |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Singapore |
444 |
|
680 |
766 |
792 |
612 |
Slovakia |
5 |
|
10 |
3 |
15 |
5 |
Slovenia |
20 |
|
27 |
21 |
21 |
42 |
Solomon Islands |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
South Africa |
243 |
|
199 |
259 |
248 |
174 |
Soviet Union |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Spain |
481 |
|
595 |
611 |
690 |
456 |
Sri Lanka |
13 |
|
8 |
8 |
20 |
3 |
St. Lucia |
- |
|
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
Suriname |
- |
|
1 |
- |
- |
- |
Swaziland |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Sweden |
2,770 |
|
2,840 |
3,001 |
2,692 |
1,705 |
Switzerland |
2,245 |
|
2,318 |
2,494 |
2,560 |
1,741 |
Syria Arab Rep |
5 |
|
3 |
- |
3 |
4 |
Taiwan |
11,392 |
|
10,380 |
12,403 |
13,761 |
10,883 |
Tanzania |
- |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
Thailand |
61 |
|
91 |
106 |
85 |
62 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
1 |
|
8 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Tunisia |
1 |
|
- |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Turkey |
35 |
|
27 |
31 |
39 |
34 |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
- |
|
2 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
Uganda |
4 |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Ukraine |
20 |
|
23 |
39 |
46 |
23 |
United Arab Emirates |
7 |
|
6 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
United Kingdom |
7,128 |
|
7,613 |
8,464 |
9,238 |
5,913 |
Uruguay |
4 |
|
2 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
Uzbekistan |
4 |
|
3 |
- |
3 |
1 |
Vatican City |
- |
|
- |
- |
1 |
- |
Venezuela |
44 |
|
42 |
65 |
41 |
21 |
Vietnam |
1 |
|
1 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
Yemen |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yugoslavia |
6 |
3 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
Zimbabwe |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
Other 2 |
- |
|
- |
- |
- |
40,435 |
Notes:
- Represents zero.
1/ Data include utility, design, plant, and reissue applications. Country listings
include possessions and territories of that country unless listed separately in the table.
2/ Country of origin information not available.
3/ Revised from FY 1999 Report. |
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