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PCT Application Filings
Receiving Offices
International Authorities
PCT National Phase Entries
 
PCT Application Filings
 
 
 
 
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PCT Applications for the Top 20 Origins
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Distribution of PCT Applicants in 2022
 
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PCT Applications by Gender
 
In 2022, the share of women listed as inventors grew to 17.1%
(provisionally 17.7% in 2023).
About 96% of all PCT applications listed at least one man as inventor,
and around 35% listed at least one woman as inventor in 2022.
 
Main Fields of Technology in 2022
Main Fields of Technology by Percentage of Total
Computer Technology
 
28,224 applications (10.4%)
Digital Communication 
 
25,664 applications (9.4%)
Electrical Machinery 
  
19,353 applications (7.1%)
Medical Technology
  
19,013 applications (7%)
 
Largest increases:
Furniture, games: +9.8%
Digital communication:
+8.7%
Other consumer goods:
+8.4%
Computer technology:
+8.1%
 
 
 
 
Largest decreases:
Textile and paper machines:
-7.5%
Optics: -6.6%
Audio-visual technology:
-6.3%
Civil engineering: - 6.0%
 
PCT Applications by Medium of Filing
 
Filing medium distribution for 2022 (2021):
66.0% (65.0%) PDF, 27.4% (27.3%) XML, 0.9% (1.3%) Paper.
Provisionally for 2023: 65.8% PDF, 28.3% XML, 0.8% Paper.
10 years
 
Percentage of PCT Filings in XML
 
XML filings were increasing and rose to 29% in 2019, then
slightly declined, 28.3% provisionally for 2023.
 
Percentage of PCT Filings in Paper
 
Paper filings have been steadily declining.
 
Number of Applications filed using ePCT
 
Nearly 93.5K PCT applications were filed by applicants using ePCT in 2022,
53.5% more than in 2021.
About a third of all PCT applications filed globally in 2022 were filed using
ePCT.
 
PCT Applications by Publication Language
 
Share of PCT publications in English declined (42.5% in
2023 provisionally).
Other percentages (2023 provisionally): 24.3% Chinese,
17.8% Japanese, 7.2% Korean, 5.3% German, 2.0%
French, 0.5% Spanish, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Portuguese,
0.01% Arabic.
 
PCT Applications for Top 20 Receiving
Offices in 2022
 
China and United States of America received the most
PCT applications in 2022.
 
Receiving Offices:  Timeliness of
Transmitting PCT Applications to the IB
 
Average transmission time between international filing date and date
the IB received the application increased slightly to 2.9 weeks in
2022 (from 2.5 weeks in 2021).
 
Search Reports established by
International Searching Authority in 2022
 
China and EPO combined, established the majority of
international search reports issued in 2022.
 
Distribution of International Search Reports
by International Searching Authority
 
IP5 Offices established 94.5% of reports in 2022 (93.7%
in 2012).
 
Average Timeliness in transmitting ISRs to
the IB from Date of Receipt of Search Copy
 
Since 2008, the average timeliness in transmitting international
search reports to IB has improved significantly.
 
Excludes cases where the time limit of 9 months from the priority date applies.
 
Supplementary International Search
Requests
 
 
The EPO accounted for 90.6% of requests for supplementary
international search in 2022.
Provisionally for 2023: EPO – 28 requests, Austria - 3 requests
and Sweden – 1 request).
 
IPRPs (Chapter II) by International
Preliminary Examination Authority
 
Reports established by IPEA fell by 7.5% in 2022 to 8,791.
82% of IPRPs (Chapter II) were produced by the EPO,
the JPO or the USPTO.
 
Average Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs
 
Average time in transmitting IPRPs decreased to 27.1 months from
priority date in 2022.
80% of all IPRPs from 18 offices were transmitted to the IB within 28
months of the priority date.
 
Non-Resident Applications by Filing Route
 
PCT national phase entries accounted for nearly 59% of
all non-resident patent applications filed worldwide in
2022 (provisional).
 
Trend in PCT national phase entries,
2008–2022
 
In 2021, PCT national phase entries grew by 7.7%, the
most since 2010. In 2022, national phase entries growth
rate provisionally estimated at 3%.
 
Note: This table shows data for the 20 offices to receive the most PCT national phase entries. NPE data may not be available at
some offices.
 
PCT- National Phase Entries for the top
20 offices
 
Most of the top 20 Offices saw provisional growth in the
PCT national phase entries in 2022.
 
Note: This table shows data for the 20 offices to receive the most PCT national phase entries. NPE data may not be
available at some offices.
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  1. PCT Statistics PCT Working Group Seventeenth Session February 19 to 21, 2024

  2. Sources: 2023 PCT Yearly Review The International Patent System WIPO Publication No. 901EN/23 WIPO IP Statistics Data Center http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/

  3. Outline PCT Application Filings Receiving Offices International Authorities PCT National Phase Entries

  4. PCT Application Filings 290,400 284,000 277,179 277,624 279,000 273,500* *Provisional data

  5. Filing Trends for the Top 5 Origins

  6. PCT Applications for the Top 20 Origins in 2022

  7. Distribution of PCT Applicants in 2022 2% 5% Businesses 6% Individuals Universities Government & Research Institutions 88% Top Applicants: Businesses: Huawei Technologies 7,689 published applications Universities: University of California 552 published applications Government and Research Institutions: Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology of China 486 published applications

  8. PCT Applications by Gender In 2022, the share of women listed as inventors grew to 17.1% (provisionally 17.7% in 2023). About 96% of all PCT applications listed at least one man as inventor, and around 35% listed at least one woman as inventor in 2022.

  9. Main Fields of Technology in 2022 Main Fields of Technology by Percentage of Total Computer Technology Digital Communication Electrical Machinery Medical Technology Furniture, games: +9.8% Digital communication: +8.7% Other consumer goods: +8.4% Computer technology: +8.1% 28,224 applications (10.4%) 25,664 applications (9.4%) 19,353 applications (7.1%) 19,013 applications (7%) Largest increases: Largest decreases: Textile and paper machines: -7.5% Optics: -6.6% Audio-visual technology: -6.3% Civil engineering: - 6.0%

  10. PCT Applications by Medium of Filing 10 years Filing medium distribution for 2022 (2021): 66.0% (65.0%) PDF, 27.4% (27.3%) XML, 0.9% (1.3%) Paper. Provisionally for 2023: 65.8% PDF, 28.3% XML, 0.8% Paper.

  11. Percentage of PCT Filings in XML 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 XML filings were increasing and rose to 29% in 2019, then slightly declined, 28.3% provisionally for 2023.

  12. Percentage of PCT Filings in Paper 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Paper filings have been steadily declining.

  13. Number of Applications filed using ePCT Nearly 93.5K PCT applications were filed by applicants using ePCT in 2022, 53.5% more than in 2021. About a third of all PCT applications filed globally in 2022 were filed using ePCT.

  14. PCT Applications by Publication Language Share of PCT publications in English declined (42.5% in 2023 provisionally). Other percentages (2023 provisionally): 24.3% Chinese, 17.8% Japanese, 7.2% Korean, 5.3% German, 2.0% French, 0.5% Spanish, 0.3% Russian, 0.2% Portuguese, 0.01% Arabic.

  15. PCT Applications for Top 20 Receiving Offices in 2022 China and United States of America received the most PCT applications in 2022.

  16. Receiving Offices: Timeliness of Transmitting PCT Applications to the IB Average transmission time between international filing date and date the IB received the application increased slightly to 2.9 weeks in 2022 (from 2.5 weeks in 2021).

  17. Search Reports established by International Searching Authority in 2022 China and EPO combined, established the majority of international search reports issued in 2022.

  18. Distribution of International Search Reports by International Searching Authority IP5 Offices established 94.5% of reports in 2022 (93.7% in 2012).

  19. Average Timeliness in transmitting ISRs to the IB from Date of Receipt of Search Copy Excludes cases where the time limit of 9 months from the priority date applies. Since 2008, the average timeliness in transmitting international search reports to IB has improved significantly.

  20. Supplementary International Search Requests The EPO accounted for 90.6% of requests for supplementary international search in 2022. Provisionally for 2023: EPO 28 requests, Austria - 3 requests and Sweden 1 request).

  21. IPRPs (Chapter II) by International Preliminary Examination Authority 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 European Patent Office United States of America Japan Other Reports established by IPEA fell by 7.5% in 2022 to 8,791. 82% of IPRPs (Chapter II) were produced by the EPO, the JPO or the USPTO.

  22. Average Timeliness in Transmitting IPRPs Average time in transmitting IPRPs decreased to 27.1 months from priority date in 2022. 80% of all IPRPs from 18 offices were transmitted to the IB within 28 months of the priority date.

  23. Non-Resident Applications by Filing Route PCT national phase entries accounted for nearly 59% of all non-resident patent applications filed worldwide in 2022 (provisional).

  24. Trend in PCT national phase entries, 2008 2022 Note: This table shows data for the 20 offices to receive the most PCT national phase entries. NPE data may not be available at some offices. In 2021, PCT national phase entries grew by 7.7%, the most since 2010. In 2022, national phase entries growth rate provisionally estimated at 3%.

  25. PCT- National Phase Entries for the top 20 offices Note: This table shows data for the 20 offices to receive the most PCT national phase entries. NPE data may not be available at some offices. Most of the top 20 Offices saw provisional growth in the PCT national phase entries in 2022.

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