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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%