Patent Cooperation Treaty Yearly Review – 2023

PCT YearlyReview2023 PatentCooperationTreatyYearlyReview2023 TheInternationalPatentSystem ThisworkislicensedunderCreativeCommonsAttribution4.0International. Theuserisallowedtoreproduce,distribute,adapt,translateandpubliclyperformthispublication,includingforcommercialpurposes,withoutexplicitpermission,providedthatthecontentisaccompaniedbyanacknowledgementthatWIPOisthesourceandthatitisclearlyindicatedifchangesweremadetotheoriginalcontent. Suggestedcitation:WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization(WIPO)(2023).PCTYearlyReview2023:TheInternationalPatentSystem.Geneva:WIPO.DOI:10.34667/tind.48061 Adaptation/translation/derivativesshouldnotcarryanyofficialemblemorlogo,unlesstheyhavebeenapprovedandvalidatedbyWIPO.PleasecontactusviatheWIPOwebsitetoobtainpermission. Foranyderivativework,pleaseincludethefollowingdisclaimer:“TheSecretariatofWIPOassumesnoliabilityorresponsibilitywithregardtothetransformationortranslationofthe originalcontent.” WhencontentpublishedbyWIPO,suchasimages,graphics,trademarksorlogos,isattributedtoathirdparty,theuserofsuchcontentissolelyresponsibleforclearingtherightswiththerightholder(s). Toviewacopyofthislicense,pleasevisithttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 AnydisputearisingunderthislicensethatcannotbesettledamicablyshallbereferredtoarbitrationinaccordancewithArbitrationRulesoftheUnitedNationsCommissiononInternationalTradeLaw(UNCITRAL)theninforce.Thepartiesshallbeboundbyanyarbitrationawardrenderedasaresultofsucharbitrationasthefinaladjudicationofsuchadispute. ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialthroughoutthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartofWIPOconcerningthelegalstatusofanycountry,territoryorareaoritsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries. ThispublicationisnotintendedtoreflecttheviewsoftheMemberStatesortheWIPOSecretariat. ThementionofspecificcompaniesorproductsofmanufacturersdoesnotimplythattheyareendorsedorrecommendedbyWIPOinpreferencetoothersofasimilarnaturethatarenotmentioned. ©WIPO,2023 Firstpublished2023 WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization34,chemindesColombettes,P.O.Box18CH-1211Geneva20,Switzerland ISBN:978-92-805-3535-8(print) ISBN:978-92-805-3536-5(online) ISSN:2790-8933(print) ISSN:2790-8941(online) Attribution4.0International(CCBY4.0) Cover:DamirKhabirovandBartlomiejWroblewskiviaGettyImages/iStockphoto Contents Acknowledgements5 Furtherinformation5 Keynumbersfor20226 Specialtheme:TheexpansionofthePCTSystemovertime7 A.Statisticsontheinternationalphase:PCTapplications18 Highlights18 GlobaltrendsinPCTapplications24 PCTapplicationsbyreceivingoffice25 PCTapplicationsbyorigin26 PCTapplicationsbyapplicanttype29 TopPCTapplicants31 PCTapplicationsbytechnologyfield35 ParticipationofwomeninventorsinPCTapplications38 TopclustersofinventorsinPCTapplications42 Statisticaltable44 B.StatisticsonPCTnationalphaseentries47 Highlights47 GlobaltrendsinPCTnationalphaseentries50 Nationalphaseentriesbyorigin51 Nationalphaseentriesbyoffice53 Patentapplicationsbyfilingroute56 Topapplicantsinforeign-orientedpatentfamilies58 Statisticaltable60 C.StatisticsontheperformanceofthePCTSystem63 Highlights63 PCTapplicationsbypublicationlanguageandfilingmedium67 PCTapplicationsfiledusingePCT68 TimelinessinprocessingPCTapplicationsbytheInternationalBureau69 EfficiencyinprocessingPCTapplicationsbytheInternationalBureau70 Receivingoffices72 InternationalSearchingAuthorities75 SupplementaryInternationalSearchingAuthorities79 InternationalPreliminaryExaminingAuthorities79 PCT-PatentProsecutionHighwaypilots81 Annexes82 AbriefpresentationofthePatentCooperationTreaty82 Datadescription85 Acronyms86 Glossary87 PCTContractingStates91 Acknowledgements ThePCTYearlyReviewwasproducedunderthedirectionofDarenTang(DirectorGeneral)intheIPandInnovationEcosystemsSectorledbyMarcoAlemán(AssistantDirectorGeneral)andsupervisedbyCarstenFink(ChiefEconomist).TheReviewwaspreparedbyKyleBergquist(DataAnalyst),CarstenFink,BrunoLeFeuvre(SeniorStatisticalAnalyst)andHaoZhou(DirectorofStatistics),allfromtheDepartmentforEconomicsandDataAnalytics. ThanksgotocolleaguesfromthePatentsandTechnologySectorforprovidingvaluablesupport,commentsandsuggestionsondraftsatvariousstages. SamiahDoCarmoFigueiredoandJovanaStojanovićprovidedadministrativesupport.GratitudeisalsoduetotheInformationandDigitalOutreachDivisionfortheeditinganddesignandtostaffinthePrintingPlantfortheirservices. Finally,WIPOisgratefultonationalandregionalpatentofficesforsharingtheirannualstatistics. Furtherinformation Onlineresources TheelectronicversionoftheReview,aswellastheunderlyingdatausedtocompilethefiguresandtables,canbedownloadedatwww.wipo.int/ipstats.ThiswebpagealsoprovideslinkstotheIPStatisticsDataCenter–offeringaccesstoWIPO’sstatisticaldata–andtheIPStatisticalCountryProfiles. ThefollowingotherpatentresourcesareavailableonWIPO’swebsite: PCThomepage WIPO’sgatewaytoPCTresourcesforapplicants,officesandthepublic. PCTNewsletter PCTmonthlypublicationcontaininginformationaboutthefilingofPCTapplicationsandnewsab