Patent
Office
|
Non-Resident
Filing
|
Total
Filing
|
Percentage
|
KR
|
40,890
|
178,924
|
23%
|
Japan
|
55,030
|
342,610
|
16%
|
China
|
110,583
|
526,422
|
21%
|
Germany
|
12,458
|
85,674
|
14%
|
<Data Source: WIPO, World IP Indicators, 2012>
Origin
|
Office
|
||||
US
|
EP
|
CN
|
JP
|
KR
|
|
US
|
-
|
34,987
|
28,457
|
23,414
|
12,139
|
CN
|
10,545
|
2,548
|
-
|
1,401
|
752
|
JP
|
85,184
|
20,568
|
39,231
|
-
|
15,234
|
KR
|
27,289
|
4,889
|
8,129
|
5,007
|
-
|
Year
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
PCT
applications in USA
|
54,042
|
51,642
|
45,627
|
45,008
|
48,596
|
PCT
International Search by KIPO
|
2,735
|
11,371
|
13,356
|
13,319
|
15,168
|
For example, Major US companies who appointed KIPO as their PCT International Searches in 2012 include Intel, MS, HP, Google, 3M, Hughes, Applied Materials, Caterpillar, Kimberly-Clark.