| Table 6-20 |
| USPTO patent applications for inventors from selected Asian regions/countries/economies: 1996, 2001, and 2005 |
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| |
| |
|
1996 |
|
2001 |
|
2005 |
| Region/country/economy |
|
Number |
|
World share
(%) |
|
Number |
|
World share
(%) |
|
Number |
|
World share
(%) |
| |
| Asia |
|
49,249 |
|
25.2 |
|
81,966 |
|
25.1 |
|
111,620 |
|
28.6 |
| China |
|
364 |
|
0.2 |
|
1,252 |
|
0.4 |
|
2,943 |
|
0.8 |
| India |
|
115 |
|
0.1 |
|
643 |
|
0.2 |
|
1,463 |
|
0.4 |
| Japan |
|
39,510 |
|
20.2 |
|
61,238 |
|
18.8 |
|
71,994 |
|
18.4 |
| South Korea |
|
4,248 |
|
2.2 |
|
6,719 |
|
2.1 |
|
17,217 |
|
4.4 |
| Taiwan |
|
4,766 |
|
2.4 |
|
11,086 |
|
3.4 |
|
16,617 |
|
4.3 |
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USPTO = U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
NOTES: Patent applications assigned to region/country based on residence of first-named inventor. Asia includes China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. China includes Hong Kong.
SOURCES: USPTO, Utility Patent Applications by Country of Origin, Calendar Years 1965–2005, http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/appl_yr.htm, accessed 15 December 2006. See appendix tables 6-32, 6-33, and 6-37. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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