APEC Topics Research and Development Patent applications

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.

Patent applications among nonresidents (number)

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Australia13,27820,07321,30222,47823,14323,73126,65623,96826,31425,77426,40327,20027,12126,92629,443
Japan34,36049,50159,11854,51755,03055,78356,70560,03059,88258,13758,18959,93762,59761,12466,748
Korea, Rep.16,73829,17938,73338,29640,89040,77944,61146,21946,41945,40645,69147,43147,37246,28251,753
Malaysia2,2136,0215,7645,1525,3765,8266,0066,2676,4556,1275,9066,1796,4805,8396,651
New Zealand3,8695,5855,1125,0514,7085,6745,1676,0925,3175,3115,1465,2215,6905,4176,522
Philippines1,8223,4822,7623,2233,0102,8323,0653,2553,3593,0923,0723,7713,8793,5173,903
Singapore7,7208,0368,8788,7388,6048,5799,0099,3459,3799,32110,27012,40911,48712,566
Chile6422,8792,6467482,4532,6832,7322,6532,8312,5212,4692,6942,7992,4332,680
Mexico4,40012,63013,85113,62512,99014,02014,23414,88916,70716,10315,85014,86914,63613,18015,044
Canada24,37535,43534,70530,89930,35730,53330,17431,28332,68730,66730,96931,81232,25030,11332,445
United States80,520131,100182,866248,249255,832274,033283,781293,706301,075310,244313,052312,046336,340327,586329,229
Peru2191,0389932611,1291,1361,1931,2041,1821,0911,1191,1331,1221,1421,141
Thailand1,8674,4885,4497232,9975,7265,8326,9247,1386,7226,8867,2457,3076,6627,375
Indonesia3,7334,0695,1225,2976,7877,3218,0958,5387,0328,3478,3886,8517,403
China4,30526,56079,84298,111110,583117,464120,200127,042133,612133,522135,885148,187157,093152,342159,019
Hong Kong SAR, China1,0608,24411,60711,56913,31212,81713,69012,35011,97313,85912,97515,67216,18621,13321,542
Vietnam171,2051,7673,2763,2603,4233,5523,9604,4514,6684,7905,4256,8006,6747,468
Russian Federation8,9608,60913,77814,91915,51016,14916,23616,24814,79214,10613,03112,17411,22511,408
Brunei Darussalam2126111591739995133115137
Papua New Guinea794633635329