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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