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Statistics on the PCT System
Statistics on the international phase of the PCT system are drawn from the WIPO Statistics Database.
Reports
  PCT Yearly Review:
The International Patent System, 2013 edition |
 Quarterly Report: Performance Indicators (Jan-Mar. 2012)
|
 Monthly Statistics Report
(Mars 2013)
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The statistics reported here refer only to PCT international patent applications. Statistics for the most recent months (or quarters) are incomplete and provisional. PDF files report statistics for the most recent months (or quarters) and the electronic files include statistics from 1985 onwards.
Last update: May 2013 (Monthly), December 2012 (Quarterly)
| General Statistics | Tables | Listing | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trends in PCT filings | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| XLS | CSV | Yearly | |
| Leading PCT filings countries | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| Top PCT applicants | XLS | CSV | Yearly |
| PCT filings by country of origin | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| PCT filings by receiving office | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| PCT filings published by IB | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| International Searching Authorities (ISA) selected by applicants | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| International Search Reports established by ISA | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| International preliminary examinations by IPEA | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Requests of Supplementary International Searches (SIS) by SISA | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Statistics by IPC/Technology | Tables | Listing | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT filings by international patent classification (aggregate) | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| PCT filings by international patent classification and country of origin | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| PCT filings by field of technology (aggregate) | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| PCT filings by field of technology (leading countries) | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Medium of Filing Statistics | Tables | Listing | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT filings by medium of filing | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| Paper filings by receiving office | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| EASY filings by receiving office | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| Electronic-filings (PDF, XML, EFS-Web) by receiving office | XLS | CSV | Monthly |
| Timeliness Statistics | Tables | Listing | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timeliness of RO to transmit copies of PCT filings to IB (aggregate) | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Timeliness of RO to transmit copies of PCT filings to IB, by RO | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Timeliness of ISA to transmit ISR to IB (aggregate) | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Timeliness of ISA to transmit ISR to IB, by ISA | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Timeliness of IPEA to transmit IPER to IB (aggregate) | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Timeliness of IPEA to transmit IPER to IB, by IPEA | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Timeliness of IB to publish PCT filings | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Timeliness of IB to republish PCT filings with ISR | XLS | CSV | Quarterly |
| Complete Datasets | |
|---|---|
| Quarterly Statistics – Trends and Analysis | ZIP |
| Quarterly Statistics – Performance Indicators | ZIP |
| Monthly Statistics | ZIP |
| Historical data (1985-1999) | ZIP |
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- Note: RO (Receiving Office), IB (International Bureau),ISA (International Searching Authority), ISR (International Search Report),IPEA (International Preliminary Examining Authority), IPER (International Preliminary Examination Report).
