Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.

Patent applications among residents (number)

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Australia1,7121,9282,5552,4092,3832,6273,0611,9882,2912,6202,5032,7572,6372,3682,966
Brunei Darussalam20202616826852
Cambodia1231
China5,83225,34693,4852,93,0664,15,8295,35,3137,04,9368,01,1359,68,25212,04,98112,45,70913,93,81512,43,56813,44,81714,26,644
हांगकांग2151156133181171226192239233324314346423401
Indonesia1572355085336637021,0581,1012,2711,4073,0931,3091,397
Japan3,33,2303,87,3643,67,9602,90,0812,87,5802,87,0132,71,7312,65,9592,58,8392,60,2442,60,2922,53,6302,45,3722,27,3482,22,452
Republic of Korea9,08272,8311,22,1881,31,8051,38,0341,48,1361,59,9781,64,0731,67,2751,63,4241,59,0841,62,5611,71,6031,80,4771,86,245
Lao People’s Democratic Republic311131
Malaysia922065221,2311,0761,1141,1991,3531,2721,1091,1661,1161,071989883
Mongolia100110133139109112124828466109
New Zealand8021,4631,8931,5851,5011,4251,6141,6361,1841,0751,0141,017324348330
Papua New Guinea1
Philippines147154210170186162220334375327323529501476490
Samoa11121
Singapore5165698951,0561,0811,1431,3031,4691,6011,6091,5751,7271,7782,024
Thailand735618911,2149271,0201,5721,0061,0291,098979904865863867
Viet Nam58341803063003824434875825605926467201,0211,066
Armenia1192061361211371251211131251071011126340
Azerbaijan28125419314415616818414420415514790119
Georgia232225183138139114110999675103858190
Kazakhstan1,3991,5231,6911,4151,8241,7421,2719931,055789803
Kyrgyzstan8013412411011113212284137926383
Tajikistan453074321
Uzbekistan755264370282257299345288353357470374356413
Bangladesh327050663767604441776169684074
Bhutan331411
India1,1472,2064,7218,8538,8419,55310,66912,04012,57913,19914,96116,28919,45423,14126,267
Nepal841810111120
Pakistan23461431149296151146209204193306313338426
Sri Lanka2371149225194328218280277343356353266