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Contents
Acknowledgements 6
Further information 6
Key numbers for 2022 7
Special theme: The expansion of the PCT System over time 8
A. Statistics on the international phase: PCT applications 19
Highlights 19
Global trends in PCT applications 25
A1. Trend in filings of PCT applications, 2008-2022 25
A2. Distribution of PCT applications by region, 2012 and 2022 25
A3. Distribution of PCT applications by technology sector, 2012 and 2022 25
PCT applications by receiving office 26
A4. PCT applications for the top 20 receiving offices, 2022 26
A5. PCT applications for selected receiving offices of low- and middle-income 26
PCT applications by origin 27
A6. Distribution of PCT applications by region and origin, 2022 27
A7. Trend in PCT applications for the top five origins, 1978-2022 27
A8. PCT applications for the top 20 origins, 2022 28
A9. PCT applications for the top countries by region, 2020-2022 28
A10. Conversion ratio of direct resident patent applications to PCT applications for the top 20 origins, 2022 29
PCT applications by applicant type 30
A11. Distribution of PCT applications by applicant type, 2008-2022 30
A12. Distribution of PCT applications by applicant type for the top 20 origins by income group, 2022 30
A13. Share of PCT applications with business and public sector co-applicants for the top 20 origins, 2022 31
A14. Share of PCT applications with foreign co-applicants for the top 20 origins, 2022 31
Top PCT applicants 32
A15. Top 50 business PCT applicants, 2020-2022 32
A16. Share of technology fields for the top 10 business applicants, 2022 33
A17. Top 50 university PCT applicants, 2020-2022 34
A18. Top 30 government and PRO PCT applicants, 2020-2022 35
A19. Share of the top three technology fields for the top five universities and PROs, 2022 36
PCT applications by technology field 36
A20. PCT applications by technology field, 2018-2022 36
A21. Relative specialization index for the top 10 technology fields, 2022 37
Participation of women inventors in PCT applications 39
A22. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications, 2008-2022 39
A23. Share of PCT applications with at least one woman as inventor and with at least one man as inventor, 2008-2022 39
A24. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications by geographical region, 2012, 2017 and 2022 40
A25. Share of women among listed inventors and share of PCT applications with at least one woman as inventor for the top 20 origins, 2022 40
A26. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications by geographical region and technology field, 2020-2022 41
A27. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications for the top 10 origins by technology field, 2022 42
Top geographical clusters of inventors in PCT applications 43
A28. Top 50 PCT clusters, 2018-2022 43
A29. Top 15 technology fields for the top 20 PCT clusters, 2018-2022 44
Statistical table 45
A30. PCT applications by office and origin, 2021-2022 45
B. Statistics on PCT national phase entries 48
Highlights 48
Global trends in PCT national phase entries 51
B1. Trend in PCT national phase entries, 2007-2021 51
B2. PCT national phase entries by region, 2011 and 2021 51
National phase entries by origin 52
B3. Distribution of PCT national phase entries by region and origin, 2021 52
B4. Trends in PCT national phase entries for the top five origins, 2007-2021 52
B5. PCT national phase entries for the top 20 origins, 2021 52
B6. PCT national phase entries for the top origins by region, 2019-2021 53
B7. Average number of national phase entries per PCT application for the top 20 origins, 2021 54
National phase entries by office 54
B8. Trends in PCT national phase entries for the top five offices, 2007-2021 54
B9. Flow of national phase entries between regions of origin and regions of destination, 2021 55
B10. PCT national phase entries for the top 20 offices, 2021 56
B11. Flow of national phase entries for the top 20 offices and the top 10 origins as a percentage of total national phase entries at respective offices, 2021 56
Patent applications by filing route 57
B12. Trend in non-resident patent applications by filing route, 2007-2021 57
B13. Share of PCT national phase entries in total filings abroad for the top 20 origins, 2021 57
B14. Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings for the top 20 offices, 2021 58
B15. Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings for the top 10 origins and the top 20 offices, 2021 58
Top applicants in foreign-oriented patent families 59
B16. Top 20 applicants in foreign-oriented patent families using the PCT System, 2017-2019 59
B17. Top 50 applicants in foreign-oriented patent families, 2014-2016 and 2017-2019 60
Statistical table 61
B18. PCT national phase entries by office and origin, 2020-2021 61
C. Statistics on the performance of the PCT System 64
Highlights 64
PCT applications by publication language and filing medium 68
C1. Distribution of PCT applications by language of publication, 2008-2022 68
C2. Distribution of PCT applications by filing medium, 2012 and 2022 68
PCT applications filed using ePCT 69
C3. Trend in PCT applications filed using ePCT, 2014-2022 69
C4. PCT applications filed using ePCT for the top 20 origins, 2022 69
Timeliness in processing PCT applications by the International Bureau 70
C5. Timeliness of formalities examination, 2008-2022 70
C6. Timeliness in publishing PCT applications, 2008-2022 70
C7. Timeliness in republishing PCT applications with international search reports, 2008-2022 71
Efficiency in processing PCT applications by the International Bureau 71
C8. Formalities examination quality index, 2013-2022 71
C9. Translation quality indicator, 2013-2022 72
C10. Distribution of translation work, 2013-2022 72
C11. Unit cost of processing a published PCT application, 2013-2022 73
Receiving offices 73
C12. Distribution of PCT applications by filing medium, top 20 receiving offices, 2022 73
C13. Share of PCT applications with priority filings, top 20 receiving offices, 2022 74
C14. Average timeliness in transmitting PCT applications to the International Bureau, 2008-2022 74
C15. Timeliness in transmitting PCT applications to the International Bureau, top 20 receiving offices, 2022 75
C16. Timeliness in transmitting PCT applications to International Searching Authorities, top 20 receiving offices, 2022 75
International Searching Authorities 76
C17. International search reports issued by International Searching Authority, 2022 76
C18. Distribution of international search reports issued by International Searching Authority, 2012 and 2022 76
C19. Average timeliness in transmitting international search reports to the International Bureau, measured from the date of receipt of the search copy,... 77
C20. Timeliness in transmitting international search reports to the International Bureau, measured from date of receipt of the search copy by International... 77
C21. Timeliness in transmitting international search reports to the International Bureau, measured from priority date by International Searching Authority, 2022 78
C22. Share of published PCT applications with or without an international search report by International Searching Authority, 2022 78
C23. Flow of PCT applications transmitted from the top nine receiving offices to the top five International Searching Authorities and the top five offices of... 79
Supplementary International Searching Authorities 80
C24. Distribution of supplementary international search reports by Supplementary International Searching Authority, 2020-2022 80
International Preliminary Examining Authorities 80
C25. Distribution of international preliminary reports on patentability by International Preliminary Examining Authority, 2020-2022 80
C26. Average timeliness in transmitting international preliminary reports on patentability to the International Bureau, 2008-2022 81
C27. Timeliness in transmitting international preliminary reports on patentability to the International Bureau by International Preliminary Examining Authority, 2022 81
PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway pilots 82
C28. Distribution of PCT-PPH requests by office of earlier and later examination, 2022 82
Annexes 83
A brief presentation of the Patent Cooperation Treaty 83
Data description 86
Acronyms 87
Glossary 88
PCT Contracting States 92