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Table G Patent applications filed and granted in certain countries in 1989
Country
Applications for patents filed by
Residents
Non- residents
Total
Grants of patents to Residents Non-residents
Total
Japan
317,609
39,855
357,464
54,743
8,558
63,301
USA
82,956
78,704
161,660
50,185
45,354
95,539
West Germany
43,265
59,162
102,427
16,904
25,329
42,233
United Kingdom
24,031
66,203
90,234
4,234
26,663
30,897
Canada
3,031
32,060
35,091
1,069
15,230
16,299
France
15,468
59,474
74,942
8,301
24,578
32,879
Australia
6,835
17,244
24,079
1,095
10,435
11,530
Sweden
4,353
39,676
44,029
2,074
13,831
15,905
Switzerland
5,096
38,462
43,558
2,916
13,141
16,057
South Korea
6,590
1,936
8,526
2,645
14
2,659
New Zealand
807
3,660
4,467
227
2,614
2,841
Greece
14
14,661
14,675
0
464
464
Ireland
736
3,494
4,230
24
901
925
Philippines
71
1,772
1,843
37
1,064
1,101
Hong Kong
15
886
901
19
1,011
1,030
Singapore
838
1,064
Thailand
44
1,380
1,424
18
146
164
China
4,749
4,910
9,659
1,083
1,220
2,303
Malaysia
88
1,759
1,847
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TABLE G1 Applications for patents in certain countries in 1989