Table 10: Patents Issued by the United States to Residents of Foreign Countries
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Residence
|
1999 | FN | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 70,047 | 81,675 | 86,203 | 83,970 | 89,699 | |
| Albania | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Algeria | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Andorra | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Anguilla | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Argentina | 45 | 65 | 58 | 54 | 68 | |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Aruba | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | |
| Australia | 795 | 885 | 1,041 | 955 | 1,040 | |
| Austria | 443 | 544 | 653 | 535 | 627 | |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Bahamas | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 6 | |
| Bahrain 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Bangladesh | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Barbados | 1 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| Belarus | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | |
| Belgium | 667 | 807 | 805 | 772 | 762 | |
| Bermuda | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | 7 | |
| Bolivia | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Brazil | 87 | 122 | 127 | 113 | 150 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | |
| Brunei | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
| Canada | 3,498 | 4,060 | 4,157 | 3,809 | 3,869 | |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | |
| Chile | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | |
| China (Hong Kong) | 395 | 2 | 540 | 603 | 546 | 667 |
| China (Mainland) | 86 | 2 | 143 | 239 | 347 | 442 |
| Columbia | 4 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 11 | |
| Cook Islands | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
| Croatia | 17 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 14 | |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Czech Republic | 18 | 42 | 32 | 24 | 38 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | - | |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Denmark | 551 | 536 | 532 | 569 | 609 | |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Egypt | 1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |
| El Salvador 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Estonia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| Faroe Islands | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Fiji | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Finland | 665 | 679 | 778 | 805 | 904 | |
| France | 3,802 | 4,392 | 4,576 | 4,289 | 4,228 | |
| French Guiana | - | - | - | - | - | |
| French Polynesia | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Germany | 9,113 | 10,978 | 12,128 | 11,529 | 12,361 | |
| Ghana | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Greece | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | |
| Guadeloupe | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Guatemala | 2 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | |
| Guinea | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Haiti | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Honduras | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 38 | 41 | 57 | 49 | 67 | |
| Iceland | 10 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 17 | |
| India | 109 | 123 | 159 | 254 | 338 | |
| Indonesia | 4 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 13 | |
| Iran | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Ireland | 104 | 128 | 174 | 136 | 187 | |
| Israel | 748 | 856 | 1,023 | 1,042 | 1,265 | |
| Italy | 1,595 | 1,915 | 2,052 | 1,945 | 2,015 | |
| Jamaica | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Japan | 30,425 | 34,563 | 34,875 | 34,954 | 37,862 | |
| Jordan | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Korea, Dem. Republic of | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Korea, Republic of | 3,477 | 3,699 | 3,783 | 3,755 | 4,198 | |
| Kuwait | 12 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 5 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Latvia | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | |
| Lebanon | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Liechtenstein | 15 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 20 | |
| Lithuania | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Luxembourg | 46 | 48 | 46 | 52 | 55 | |
| Macau | - | - | - | - | 6 | |
| Macedonia, Former | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Malaysia | 27 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 65 | |
| Malta | - | 2 | 2 | - | 3 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Mexico | 79 | 107 | 95 | 93 | 92 | |
| Moldova, Republic | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Monaco | 12 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 12 | |
| Morocco | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | |
| Myanmar | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Namibia | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Netherlands | 1,322 | 1,484 | 1,465 | 1,604 | 1,640 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| New Caledonia | - | - | - | - | - | |
| New Guinea | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| New Zealand | 140 | 149 | 147 | 162 | 171 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Nigeria | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Norway | 224 | 266 | 292 | 262 | 277 | |
| Pakistan | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| Panama | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Paraguay | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Peru | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| Philippines | 16 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 17 | |
| Poland | 21 | 9 | 20 | 14 | 16 | |
| Portugal | 11 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 12 | |
| Palau | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Qatar | - | 1 | - | - | - | |
| Romania | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | |
| Russian Federation | 174 | 192 | 242 | 198 | 208 | |
| Saint Kitts & Nevis | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saint Vincent/The Grenadines | - | - | - | - | - | |
| San Marino | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Saudi Arabia | 12 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 | |
| Singapore | 134 | 220 | 299 | 392 | 443 | |
| Slovakia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | |
| Slovenia | 13 | 18 | 22 | 16 | 16 | |
| South Africa | 115 | 145 | 144 | 107 | 145 | |
| Soviet Union | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | |
| Spain | 262 | 321 | 350 | 350 | 341 | |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Suriname | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Sweden | 1,368 | 1,805 | 1,946 | 1,824 | 1,708 | |
| Switzerland | 1,310 | 1,516 | 1,574 | 1,489 | 1,513 | |
| Syrian Arab Rep | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Taiwan | 4,105 | 5,578 | 6,766 | 6,346 | 6,719 | |
| Tanzania | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | |
| Thailand | 23 | 36 | 46 | 49 | 53 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tunisia | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Turkey | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 21 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Uganda | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| Ukraine | 16 | 13 | 28 | 28 | 14 | |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | 3,686 | 4,241 | 4,425 | 4,076 | 4,110 | |
| Uruguay | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| Venezuela | 40 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 23 | |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | |
| Yemen | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Yugoslavia | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Notes:
- Represents zero.
1/ Data include utility, design, plant, and reissue patents. Country listings include possessions and territories of that country unless separately listed in the table.
2/ Revised from FY 1999 Report.
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