TABLE G1 Applications for patents in certain countries in 1989
Country
Residents
Non- residents Total applications
% by Residents
% by
Non-residents
Japan
317,609
39,855
357,464
88.85%
11.15%
USA
82,956
78,704
161,660
51.32%
48.68%
West Germany
43,265
59,162
102,427
42.24%
57.76%
United Kingdom
24,031
66,203
90,234
26.63%
73.37%
Canada
3,031
32,060
35,091
8.64%
91.36%
France
15,468
59,474
74,942
20.64%
79.36%
Australia
6,835
17,244
24,079
28.39%
71.61%
Sweden
4,353
39,676
44,029
9.89%
90.11%
Switzerland
5,096
38,462
43,558
11.70%
88.30%
75
75
South Korea
6,590
1,936
8,526
77.29%
22.71%
New Zealand
807
3,660
4,467
18.07%
81.93%
Greece
14
14,661
14,675
0.10%
99.90%
Ireland
736
3,494
4,230
17.40%
82.60%
Philippines
71
1,772
1,843
3.85%
96.15%
Hong Kong
15
886
901
1.66%
98.34%
Singapore
838
0.00%
Thailand
44
1,380
1,424
3.09%
96.91%
China
4,749
4,910
9,659
49.17%
50.83%
Malaysia
88
1,759
1,847
4.76%
95.24%