WHO FILED THE MOST PCT PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2013 ? FILINGS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) TOP 10 COUNTRIES TOP 15 PCT APPLICANTS USA +10.8% JAPAN CHINA +15.6% GERMANY REPUBLIC OF KOREA e Japanese company Panasonic Corporation was the largest filer in 2013. UK SWITZERLAND NETHERLANDS SWEDEN FRANCE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 USA 57,239 Japan 43,918 China 21,516 Germany 17,927 Republic of Korea 12,386 France 7,899 UK 4,865 Switzerland 4,367 Netherlands 4,198 Sweden 3,960 Growth in 2013 +5.1% 205,300 Number of applications TOP 5 TECHNOLOGIES 1 Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 14,897 (+10.9%) 2 Computer technology 14,684 (+18.0%) 3 Digital communication 14,059 (+11.3%) 4 Medical technology 11,920 (+4.8%) 5 Measurement 7,952 (+8.8%) + 10.4% 2,881 PANASONIC 2,309 ZTE 2,094 HUAWEI 2,036 QUALCOMM 1,852 INTEL 1,840 SHARP 1,786 ROBERT BOSCH 1,467 ERICSSON 1,696 TOYOTA 1,423 PHILIPS 1,323 SIEMENS 1,312 MITSUBISHI 1,193 SAMSUNG 1,190 NEC 1,170 LG
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WHO FILED THE MOST PCT PATENT APPLICATIONS IN 2013 ?
FILINGS UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT)
TOP 10 COUNTRIES
TOP 15 PCT APPLICANTS
USA+10.8%
JAPAN
CHINA+15.6%
GERMANY
REPUBLICOF KOREA
The Japanese company Panasonic Corporation was the largest filer in 2013.
UK
SWITZERLAND
NETHERLANDS
SWEDEN
FRANCE
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USA 57,239Japan 43,918China 21,516Germany 17,927Republic of Korea 12,386France 7,899 UK 4,865 Switzerland 4,367 Netherlands 4,198Sweden 3,960