Fwd: Press Release PR/2003/338 : 10% Increase in International Patent Applications Filings in 2002
Joost Wery
jcwery at HOTMAIL.COM
Thu Feb 20 20:07:33 CET 2003
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De Nederlandse kenniseconomie lijkt nu nog redelijk te draaien (zie de
Philips-octrooien. Laten we dat alsjeblieft zo houden.
Joost Wery
>From: publicinf at wipo.int
>To: pressinfo-en at lists.wipo.int
>Subject: Press Release PR/2003/338 : 10% Increase in International Patent
>Applications Filings in 2002
>Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 11:16:59 +0100 (CET)
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>Press Release PR/2003/338
>(Geneva, February 18, 2003)
>10% Increase in International Patent Applications Filings in 2002
>
>For the second consecutive year, the number of international applications
>received by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) under the
>international filing system that facilitates the process of obtaining
>patents in multiple countries has exceeded the 100,000 mark in a single
>year. Nearly 115,000 applications were filed worldwide under the Patent
>Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2002, representing a 10% increase over the
>number received in 2001.
>
>The number of such international applications received from developing
>countries rose from 680 in 1997 to 5,359 in 2002, representing an increase
>of nearly 700% in the use of the system by applicants from those countries.
>In 2002, the highest percentage increases by developing countries were
>recorded by India (51.9%), Mexico (19.6%), Singapore (18.8%) and the
>Republic of Korea (10.1%). Of the 118 Contracting States of the PCT, 64 are
>developing countries.
>
>"Sustained growth in the use of the PCT system is a strong indication of
>the strategic importance of patents to business" Dr. Idris said.
>"Businesses, from multinationals to small and medium-sized enterprises
>(SMEs), can benefit from accumulating IP assets, such as patents, to
>promote competition and create profitable business opportunities that
>provide jobs, job training, and human resource development, supply needed
>goods and services, and increase business and individual income." "The PCT
>offers businesses operating in overseas markets a simplified and
>cost-effective means of obtaining patent protection in multiple countries,"
>he added. "Patents also facilitate technology transfer and investment
>through creation of a safe environment in which business and further
>research and development may be conducted," the Director General stated.
>
>For the twelfth consecutive year, inventors and industry from United States
>of America (39.1% of all applications in 2002), Germany (13.4%), Japan
>(11.9%), the United Kingdom (5.5%) and France (4.3%), topped the list of
>biggest users of the system.
>
>
>Top countries of origin
>
>Top ten countries Number of PCT
>Percentage share
>of origin applications
> of total
>(2002 filings)
>
>US United States of America 44,609 39.1
>DE Germany 15,269
> 13.4
>JP Japan 13,531
> 11.9
>GB United Kingdom 6,274
> 5.5
>FR France 4,877
> 4.3
>NL Netherlands 4,019
> 3.5
>SE Sweden 2,988
> 2.6
>KR Republic of Korea 2,552
> 2.2
>CH&LI Switzerland and
> Liechtenstein 2,469
> 2.2
>CA Canada 2,210
> 1.9
>
>
>Of the above-mentioned countries, those which have shown the greatest
>increase in filings since 2001 were: the Netherlands (26.1%), Switzerland
>and Liechtenstein (22.8%), Japan (14.2%), Germany (12.1%) and the United
>States of America (11.5%).
>
>The top ten firms filing the largest number of international patent
>applications in 2002 were (in descending order): Koninklijke Philips
>Electronics N.V., Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Robert Bosch GmbH,
>Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.,
>Sony Corporation, Nokia Corporation, 3M Innovative Properties Company,
>Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, and The Procter & Gamble Company.
>
>The main fields of technology to which the PCT applications published in
>2002 related were physics, chemistry and metallurgy, and electricity. The
>table below shows the breakdown of PCT applications published in 2002
>according to the eight main technical fields of the International Patent
>Classification (IPC).
>
>Technical fields Percentage share of
>under the IPC PCT applications published
> in 2002
>
>G Physics 21.7
>C Chemistry; metallurgy 19.6
>H Electricity 18.8
>A Human necessities 17.0
>B Performing operations;
> transporting 13.3
>F Mechanical engineering;
>lighting, heating, weapons,
>blasting 5.9
>E Fixed constructions 2.4
>D Textiles; paper 1.3
>
>For information on the specific contents of each main technical field,
>consult the IPC on the WIPO website at:
>http://www.wipo.int/classifications/fulltext/new_ipc/index.htm
>
>In 2002, PCT applications were filed in one of the following 21 languages
>(in descending order by volume of international applications): English,
>German, Japanese, French, Korean, Chinese, Swedish, Spanish, Russian,
>Finnish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Croatian, Czech,
>Slovenian, Slovak, Turkish and Portuguese.
>
>The PCT also saw its membership grow in 2002 with the accession of three
>new states - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles and Nicaragua,
>bringing the total number to 118.
>
>
>Background
>
>The PCT system offers inventors and industry an advantageous route for
>obtaining patent protection internationally. By filing one "international"
>patent application under the PCT, protection for an invention can be sought
>simultaneously in each of a large number of countries. Both applicants and
>patent Offices of PCT member states benefit from the uniform formality
>requirements, the international search and preliminary examination reports,
>and the centralized international publication provided by the PCT system.
>The national patent granting procedure and the related high expenses are
>postponed, in the majority of cases, by up to 18 months (or even longer in
>the case of some offices) as compared with the traditional patent system.
>By this time the applicant will have received important value-added
>information concerning the likelihood of obtaining patent protection as
>well as potential commercial interest in that invention.
>
>For further information on the PCT and its activities, please refer to
>http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/index.html and/or contact the Media Relations &
>Public Affairs Section at WIPO: Tel: (+41 22) - 338 81 61 or 338 95 47 Fax:
>(+41 22) - 338 88 10 Email: publicinf at wipo.int
>
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