Title page
Contents
Acknowledgements 6
Further information 6
Key numbers for 2023 7
Special theme: The technological composition of PCT applications 8
A. Statistics on the international phase: PCT applications 27
Highlights 27
Global trends in PCT applications 33
A1. Trend in filings of PCT applications, 2009-2023 33
A2. Distribution of PCT applications by region, 2013 and 2023 33
A3. Distribution of PCT applications by technology sector, 2013 and 2023 33
PCT applications by receiving office 34
A4. PCT applications for the top 20 receiving offices, 2023 34
A5. PCT applications for selected receiving offices of low- and middle-income countries, 2023 34
PCT applications by origin 35
A6. Distribution of PCT applications by region and origin, 2023 35
A7. Trend in PCT applications for the top five origins, 1979-2023 35
A8. PCT applications for the top 20 origins, 2023 36
A9. PCT applications for the top countries by region, 2021-2023 36
A10. Conversion ratio of direct resident patent applications to PCT applications for the top 20 origins, 2023 37
PCT applications by applicant type 38
A11. Distribution of PCT applications by applicant type, 2009-2023 38
A12. Distribution of PCT applications by applicant type for the top 20 origins by income group, 2023 38
A13. Share of PCT applications with business and public sector co-applicants for the top 20 origins, 2023 39
A14. Share of PCT applications with foreign co-applicants for the top 20 origins, 2023 39
Top PCT applicants 40
A15. Top 50 business PCT applicants, 2021-2023 40
A16. Share of technology fields for the top 10 business applicants, 2023 41
A17. Top 50 university PCT applicants, 2021-2023 42
A18. Top 30 government and PRO PCT applicants, 2021-2023 43
A19. Share of the top three technology fields for the top five universities and PROs, 2023 44
PCT applications by technology field 44
A20. PCT applications by technology field, 2019-2023 44
A21. Relative specialization index for the top 10 technology fields, 2023 45
Participation of women inventors in PCT applications 46
A22. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications, 2009-2023 46
A23. Share of PCT applications with at least one woman as inventor and with at least one man as inventor, 2009-2023 47
A24. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications by geographical region, 2013, 2018 and 2023 47
A25. Share of women among listed inventors and share of PCT applications with at least one woman as inventor for the top 20 origins, 2023 48
A26. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications by geographical region and technology field, 2021-2023 49
A27. Share of women among listed inventors in PCT applications for the top 10 origins by technology field, 2023 50
Top geographical clusters of inventors in PCT applications 51
A28. Top 50 PCT clusters, 2019-2023 51
A29. Top 15 technology fields for the top 20 PCT clusters, 2019-2023 52
Statistical table 53
A30. PCT applications by office and origin, 2022-2023 53
B. Statistics on PCT national phase entries 56
Highlights 56
Global trends in PCT national phase entries 59
B1. Trend in PCT national phase entries, 2008-2022 59
B2. PCT national phase entries by region, 2012 and 2022 59
National phase entries by origin 60
B3. Distribution of PCT national phase entries by region and origin, 2022 60
B4. Trends in PCT national phase entries for the top five origins, 2008-2022 60
B5. PCT national phase entries for the top 20 origins, 2022 60
B6. PCT national phase entries for the top origins by region, 2020-2022 61
B7. Average number of national phase entries per PCT application for the top 20 origins, 2022 62
National phase entries by office 62
B8. Trends in PCT national phase entries for the top five offices, 2008-2022 62
B9. Flow of national phase entries between regions of origin and regions of destination, 2022 63
B10. PCT national phase entries for the top 20 offices, 2022 64
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, 2022 64
Patent applications by filing route 65
B12. Trend in non-resident patent applications by filing route, 2008-2022 65
B13. Share of PCT national phase entries in total filings abroad for the top 20 origins, 2022 65
B14. Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings for the top 20 offices, 2022 66
B15. Share of PCT national phase entries in total non-resident filings for the top 10 origins and the top 20 offices, 2022 66
Top applicants in foreign-oriented patent families 67
B16. Top 20 applicants in foreign-oriented patent families using the PCT System, 2018-2020 67
B17. Top 50 applicants in foreign-oriented patent families, 2015-2017 and 2018-2020 67
Statistical table 68
B18. PCT national phase entries by office and origin, 2021-2022 68
C. Statistics on the performance of the PCT System 72
Highlights 72
PCT applications by publication language and filing medium 76
C1. Distribution of PCT applications by language of publication, 2009-2023 76
C2. Distribution of PCT applications by filing medium, 2013 and 2023 76
PCT applications filed using ePCT 77
C3. Trend in PCT applications filed using ePCT, 2014-2023 77
C4. PCT applications filed using ePCT for the top 20 origins, 2023 77
Timeliness in processing PCT applications by the International Bureau 78
C5. Timeliness of formalities examination, 2009-2023 78
C6. Timeliness in publishing PCT applications, 2009-2023 78
C7. Timeliness in republishing PCT applications with international search reports, 2009-2023 79
Efficiency in processing PCT applications by the International Bureau 79
C8. Formalities examination quality index, 2014-2023 79
C9. Translation quality indicator, 2014-2023 80
C10. Distribution of translation work, 2014-2023 80
C11. Unit cost of processing a published PCT application, 2014-2023 81
Receiving offices 81
C12. Distribution of PCT applications by filing medium, top 20 receiving offices, 2023 81
C13. Share of PCT applications with priority filings, top 20 receiving offices, 2023 82
C14. Average timeliness in transmitting PCT applications to the International Bureau, 2009-2023 82
C15. Timeliness in transmitting PCT applications to the International Bureau, top 20 receiving offices, 2023 83
C16. Timeliness in transmitting PCT applications to International Searching Authorities, top 20 receiving offices, 2023 83
International Searching Authorities 84
C17. International search reports issued by International Searching Authority, 2023 84
C18. Distribution of international search reports issued by International Searching Authority, 2013 and 2023 84
C19. Average timeliness in transmitting international search reports to the International Bureau, measured from the date of receipt of the search copy, 2009-2023 85
C20. Timeliness in transmitting international search reports to the International Bureau, measured from date of receipt of the search copy by International... 85
C21. Timeliness in transmitting international search reports to the International Bureau, measured from priority date by International Searching Authority, 2023 86
C22. Share of published PCT applications with or without an international search report by International Searching Authority, 2023 86
C23. Flow of PCT applications transmitted from the top nine receiving offices to the top five International Searching Authorities and the top five offices... 87
Supplementary International Searching Authorities 88
C24. Distribution of supplementary international search reports by Supplementary International Searching Authority, 2021-2023 88
International Preliminary Examining Authorities 88
C25. Distribution of international preliminary reports on patentability by International Preliminary Examining Authority, 2021-2023 88
C26. Average timeliness in transmitting international preliminary reports on patentability to the International Bureau, 2009-2023 89
C27. Timeliness in transmitting international preliminary reports on patentability to the International Bureau by International Preliminary Examining Authority, 2023 89
PCT-Patent Prosecution Highway pilots 90
C28. Distribution of PCT-PPH requests by office of earlier and later examination, 2023 90
Annexes 91
A brief presentation of the Patent Cooperation Treaty 91
Data description 94
Acronyms 95
Glossary 96
PCT Contracting States 100