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PCT Yearly Review

The PCT Yearly Review summarizes PCT activities and contains a comprehensive set of statistics relating to PCT international applications, as well as statistics relating to PCT national phase entries, and to the overall performance of the PCT System.

The review also contains a special theme which provides a short descriptive analysis on a topical issue related to the PCT System.

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WIPO/PUB/901/2024/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2024
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2024

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2024/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2024 - Executive Summary
The International Patent System

Author(s): World Intellectual Property Organization; Publication year: 2024

This executive brief identifies the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2024.

WIPO/PUB/901/2023/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2023
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2023

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2023/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2023 - Executive Summary
The International Patent System

Author(s): World Intellectual Property Organization; Publication year: 2023

This executive brief identifies the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2023.

WIPO/PUB/901/2022/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2022
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2022

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: How the COVID-19 crisis affected PCT application filings

WIPO/PUB/901/2022/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Executive Summary PCT Yearly Review 2022

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 2022

This executive brief identifies the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2022.

WIPO/PUB/901/2021/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2021
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2021

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: A first insight into the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PCT applications

WIPO/PUB/901/2021/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2021 - Executive Summary
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2021

This document provides the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This edition provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2021.

WIPO/PUB/901/2020/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2020
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2020

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: The top 50 PCT clusters

WIPO/PUB/901/2020/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2020 - Executive Summary
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2020

This document provides the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This edition provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2020.

WIPO/PUB/901/2019/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2019
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2019

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: 40 years of the Patent Cooperation Treaty

WIPO/PUB/901/2019/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2019 - Executive Summary
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2019

This document provides the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This edition provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2019.

WIPO/PUB/901/2018/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review - 2018
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2018

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: Applicant representatives named in PCT applications

WIPO/PUB/901/2018/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2018 - Executive Summary
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2018

This document provides the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This edition provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2018.

WIPO/PUB/901/2017/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review - 2017
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2017

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: how applicants time their international patent filings

WIPO/PUB/901/2017/EXEC-SUMMARY/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2017 - Executive Summary
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2017

This document provides the key trends in the use of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). This edition provides a summary of the statistics reported in the PCT Yearly Review 2017.

WIPO/PUB/901/2016/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review - 2016
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2016

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special Theme: the PCT market share

WIPO/PUB/901/2015/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review - 2015
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2015

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: the most active applicants in the PCT System

WIPO/PUB/901/2014/EN

Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review 2014
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2014

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: how universities and public research organizations use the PCT System

WIPO/PUB/901/2013/EN

PCT Yearly Review 2013
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2013

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: how PCT accession affects patent filings

WIPO/PUB/901/2012/EN

PCT Yearly Review 2012
The International Patent System

Publication year: 2012

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: two million PCT filings

WIPO/PUB/901/2010/EN

The International Patent System in 2010
PCT Yearly Review

Publication year: 2011

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: the changing geography of the PCT system

WIPO/PUB/901/2009/EN

The International Patent System in 2009
PCT Yearly Review

Publication year: 2010

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system. Special theme: the impact of the financial crisis on PCT applications

WIPO/PUB/901/2008/EN

The International Patent System in 2008
PCT Yearly Review

Publication year: 2009

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2007/EN

The International Patent System in 2007
PCT Yearly Review

Publication year: 2008

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2006/EN

The International Patent System in 2006
PCT Yearly Review

Publication year: 2007

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2005/EN

The International Patent System in 2005
PCT Yearly Review

Publication year: 2006

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2004/EN

The International Patent System in 2004
Yearly review of the PCT

Publication year: 2005

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2003/EN

Yearly Review of the PCT: 2003

Publication year: 2004

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2002/EN

Yearly Review of the PCT: 2002

Publication year: 2003

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2001

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2001

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 2002

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/2000

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 2000

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 2001

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/1999

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1999

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 2000

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/1998

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1998

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 1999

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/1997

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1997

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 1998

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/1996

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1996

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 1997

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/1995

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1995

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 1996

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

WIPO/PUB/901/1994/XXX

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) in 1994

Author(s): WIPO; Publication year: 1995

Comprehensive facts, figures and analysis of the international patent system.

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