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8. Residents and Non-Residents Patent Applications
TIPO ANNUAL REPORT
Item Year
Residents
Non-Residents
Invention
Utility Model
Design
Total
Invention
Utility Model
Design
Total
2009
22,594
24,204
4,239
51,037
23,988
828
2,499
27,315
2010
22,790
24,813
4,268
51,871
24,537
1,020
2,952
28,509
2011
23,432
24,037
4,592
52,061
26,487
1,133
3,143
30,763
2012
22,949
24,378
4,955
52,282
28,240
1,259
3,293
32,792
2013
21,633
23,769
5,133
50,535
27,584
1,256
3,836
32,676
2014
18,988
22,113
4,672
45,773
27,391
1,375
3,476
32,242
2015
17,262
20,132
4,450
41,844
27,153
1,272
3,358
31,783
2016
16,866
18,998
4,579
40,443
26,970
1,163
3,866
31,999
2017
18,199
18,343
4,293
40,835
27,923
1,206
3,827
32,956
2018
18,365
16,661
4,252
39,278
29,064
1,249
3,830
34,143
9. Residents and Non-Residents Patent Grants
Item Year
Residents
Non-Residents
Invention
Utility Model
Design
Total
Invention
Utility Model
Design
Total
2009
7,392
22,712
3,179
33,283
6,746
883
2,816
10,445
2010
8,367
23,107
3,451
34,925
8,010
849
2,239
11,098
2011
10,035
23,024
3,708
36,767
9,990
1,014
2,534
13,538
2012
12,140
23,482
3,929
39,551
13,395
1,160
2,502
17,057
2013
19,532
23,617
4,229
47,378
20,717
1,227
2,820
24,764
2014
21,261
22,458
4,023
47,742
24,340
1,254
2,916
28,510
2015
21,401
20,787
4,258
46,446
26,914
1,319
3,408
31,641
2016
21,178
18,608
4,185
43,971
27,769
1,185
3,481
32,435
2017
18,569
17,934
3,629
40,132
27,141
1,103
3,501
31,745
2018
14,651
17,270
3,903
35,824
21,496
1,289
3,584
26,369
Note: The patent granted system issues the certificate at the same time the approval is published. This system took effect on July 1, 2004.
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