1. Meeting of International Authorities Twentieth Session
PCT – Statistics
Meeting of International Authorities Twentieth Session
Munich, February 6 to 8, 2013

2. Outline PCT International Filings Overall Trends and Forecasts
Origin of Applicants and Trends
Field of Technology
Medium of Filing
Languages
PCT National Phase Entries
Trends and Comparison with Direct “Paris” Filings
Origin of Applicants
Offices
International Authorities
PCT – Patent Prosecution Highway

3. 1) PCT International Application Filings
2010: 164,338 international applications (+5.7%)
2011: 182,371 international applications (+11.0%)
2012: 174,050 international applications (until end November)

4. Trends in PCT Applications

5. PCT Applications by Top 10 Origins
8.9%
49,051
20.9%
38,874
7.3%
33.4%
18,852
16,402
8.0%
2.6%
10,447
-0.9%
7,438
7.5%
-13.8%
4.5%
4,848
4,009
3,503
3,462
Numbers represent total filings for 2011 and growth rate (%)
2012 data cover January to October 2012

6. PCT Applications by Origins 11 to 20
8.6%
2,929
1.4%
2,695
-2.8%
2,079
-1.9%
-2.4%
1,739
1,729
-1.6%
18.0%
3.4%
11.9%
1,452
12.8%
1,346
1,330
1,314
1,191
Numbers represent total filings for 2011 and growth rate (%)
2012 data cover January to October 2012

7. PCT Monthly Filing Trends (USA / Germany)

8. PCT Monthly Filing Trends (Japan/ Korea)

9. PCT Monthly Filing Trends (China/ France)

10. PCT Monthly Filing Trends (Canada/Sweden)

11. Country share in total PCT applications
1995
2011

12. PCT Applications filed by Region of Origin for Asia, Europe and North America
Asia became biggest PCT filing region in 2010 and now accounts
for 38.8% of all PCT applications (about 8% higher than Europe)

13. PCT Applications filed by Region of Origin of Applicant for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean and Oceania

14. Main Fields of Technology for PCT Published Applications and Changes from 2010 to 2011
Main Fields of Technology for PCT Applications by Percentage of Total:
Digital Communication Technology 11,574 applications (7.1%)
Electrical Machinery 11,296 applications (6.9%)
Medical Technology ,753 applications (6.6%)
Computer Technology 10,455 applications (6.4%)
Largest increases:
Electrical machinery: %
Engines, pumps, turbines: %
Environmental technology: %
Transport: %
Decreases in 4 out of 35 fields:
Basic communication processes: %
Organic fine chemistry: -4.1%
Pharmaceuticals: %
Analysis of biological materials: %

15. PCT – Method of Filing (1)

16. PCT - Method of Filing (2)
Share of PCT filings by Medium of Filing (%)
Paper
EASY
PDF
XML
EFS-Web
2008
25.7
10.3
32.2
20.1
11.8
2009
7.3
37.0
22.8
12.8
2010
16.1
5.5
40.8
24.3
13.2
2011
4.5
43.7
26.1
12.9
2012 (to date)
9.8
3.2
45.6
28.4
13.0

17. Distribution of Application Languages for 2012
Figures are estimates from PCT filings to date

18. 2) PCT – National Phase Entries
424,800 non-resident national phase entries for 2011 (3.2% growth on 2010) 500,400 total national phase entries (resident plus non-resident) for 2011

19. PCT National Phase Entries for Top 15 Countries of Origin 2010
All top 15 origins except the Netherlands saw growth in National Phase Entries.
Highest growth in National Phase Entries from China (+ 46.8%).

20. PCT National Phase Entries before Top 15 Designated Offices 2011

21. National Phase Entries by Top Patent Office and Country of Origin in 2011

22. Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings by selected Patent Office for 2011
Overall share of PCT National Phase Entries for non-resident applications around 54% in 2011.

23. 3) International Authorities
International Search Reports
Distribution by International Authority
Timeliness of Transmission to International Bureau
Supplementary International Search Reports
International Preliminary Examination Reports
Demand

24. Distribution of ISRs established by ISA
41.7%
21.2%
13.8%
8.7%
7.5%
1.9%
1.4%
1.2%
0.77%
0.60%
0.60%
0.35%
0.21%
0.17%
Data based on transmittal date of the ISR to the International Bureau
Numbers and percentage share of ISRs for 2011 shown as numbers
2012 includes numbers from January to September 24

25. Average Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs to the IB
Average Time in Transmitting ISRs to the IB was 16.4 months in 2011, the shortest over the past decade % of ISRs were received within 17 months in 2011 [67.0% in 2010].
From Jan - Sept 2012, 69.0% of ISRS were received within 17 months.
Timeliness soon to be measured according to Rule 42.

26. Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs
Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date ISA transmits ISR to the International Bureau (soon to be measured according to Rule 42)
From Jan to Sept 2012 (2011 in brackets): <17 months 69% (68.3%), months 12.8% (12.2%), months 11.2% (8.4%), months 6.2% (10.3%), >31 months 0.7% (0.8%)

27. Timeliness in Transmitting ISRs by ISA in 2011
22.2
25.2
62.1
64.4
58.9
74.9
74.4
86.2
90.8
88.7
85.7
97.2
99.6
97.7
Share transmitted within 17 months for Jan – Sept (for comparison)
Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date ISA transmits ISR to the International Bureau (soon to be measured according to Rule 42)

28. Distribution of SISRs by SISA
Supplementary International Searching Authority
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
to end Sept
Total 24 41
Austria 1 2
European Patent Office 3 7 18
Finland
Nordic Patent Institute
Russian Federation 22 35 31
Sweden

29. International Preliminary Examination Demands (1)
Demand for International Preliminary Examination fell by 47.0% from 2005 to 2011.

30. International Preliminary Examination Demands (2)
IPEA_Name
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Year / Quarter -
to date
Total
25'861
21'661
19'501
18'126
15'258
13'897
13'703
10'652
(%)
Australia
1'035
970
872
865
789
745
781
590
5.5
Austria
160
114
100
103 68 36 16 6
0.1
Brazil 7 38 29
0.3
Canada
327
431
413
480
290
272
266
165
1.5
China
436
364
384
416
303
362
420
340
3.2
European Patent Office
13'878
11'605
10'586
9'862
8'592
7'917
7'385
5'823
54.7
Finland 4
125
151
154
144
123 86
0.8
Japan
2'526
2'580
2'555
2'122
2'152
2'121
2'447
2'060
19.3
Nordic Patent Institute 26 40
Republic of Korea
652
598
511
358
271
221
223
2.1
Russian Federation
138
121 97 66 76 83 79
0.7
Spain
127
111
126
107
142
120 64
0.6
Sweden
986
686
666
620
468
353
343
260
2.4
United States of America
5'591
3'963
3'016
2'942
1'878
1'451
1'416
897
8.4

31. Distribution of IPRPs by IPEA
The EPO carried out 47.6% of IPRPs, followed by the USPTO (23.0%) and the JPO (14.6%).

32. Average Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs
Average time taken to transmit IPRPs increased from 27.6 months in 2001 to 31.6 months in 2011 with 68.8% of IPRPs transmitted within 29 months for (67.0% from Jan to Sept 2012).

33. Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs
Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date on which International Bureau receives IPRP form the IPEA.
From Jan to Sept 2012 (2011 in brackets): <29 months 67.0% (68.8%), months 15.5% (11.5%), months 3.6% (2.5%), >32 months 13.9% (17.2%)

34. Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs by IPEA in 2011
22.9
30.1
65.6
37.1
63.3
41.6
73.4
96.4
70.4
73.7
83.3
91.2
85.1
90.3
Share transmitted within 29 months for Jan – Sept (for comparison)
Timeliness calculated as time elapsed between priority date and date on which International Bureau receives IPRP form the IPEA.

35. 4) PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway
6,159 PCT-PPH requests until end June 2012
17,383 standard PPH requests in same period

36. PCT-PPH Grant Rate and Pendency Time

37. Further information: PCT Yearly Review The International Patent System WIPO Publication No:901E/ World Intellectual Property Indicators WIPO Publication No:941E/2012 Statistics on the PCT System Patent Prosecution Highway Portal Site