Trends in PCT Filings,,,,,,
"Source: WIPO Statistics Database, October 2008",,,,,,
Note: 2007 and 2008 data are provisional and incomplete. The growth rate is the rate of change from the equivalent quarter of the previous year. Counts are based on the international filing date.,,,,,,
Year,Quarter,Number of PCT Filings,Forecast,Growth Rate (%),Growth Rate (forecast),
2000,1,"20,792",,20.2,,
2000,2,"23,690",,26.9,,
2000,3,"22,956",,19,,
2000,4,"25,800",,22.3,,
2001,1,"26,762",,28.7,,
2001,2,"27,606",,16.5,,
2001,3,"25,989",,13.2,,
2001,4,"27,873",,8.0,,
2002,1,"26,519",,-0.9,,
2002,2,"27,972",,1.3,,
2002,3,"27,048",,4.1,,
2002,4,"28,854",,3.5,,
2003,1,"26,847",,1.2,,
2003,2,"28,920",,3.4,,
2003,3,"28,144",,4.1,,
2003,4,"31,292",,8.4,,
2004,1,"27,859",,3.8,,
2004,2,"30,700",,6.2,,
2004,3,"30,974",,10.1,,
2004,4,"33,097",,5.8,,
2005,1,"32,594",,17.0,,
2005,2,"34,670",,12.9,,
2005,3,"33,758",,9.0,,
2005,4,"35,727",,7.9,,
2006,1,"34,944",,7.2,,
2006,2,"37,865",,9.2,,
2006,3,"36,203",,7.2,,
2006,4,"40,641",,13.8,,
2007,1,"39,157",,12.1,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007,2,"39,312",,3.8,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007,3,"38,226",,5.6,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2007,4,"43,042",,5.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2008,1,"39,332",41061,4.9,4.9,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2008,2,"39,438",42173,7.3,7.3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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