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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)


Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts

PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Parts of the Report

Description of the Report
Report Printing and Use of Spreadsheet Software

PART A1 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Grant

PART A2 -
Number of Patents Granted As Distributed By Year Of Patent Application

CONTACT INFORMATION -

Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Description of the Report

This report counts only documents of the following type(s):
utility patents (i.e., "patents for invention")
granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office during the period 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008. These profiled documents hereafter will be referred to as "patents".


PATENTS INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT

This Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT) Report profiles patent activity for U.S. patents granted between 01/01/1963 and 12/31/2008. The source of the data used for this report is the TAF database maintained by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.


PARTS A1 AND A2 (IF INCLUDED)

Parts A1 and A2, if included, present tables which profile, by patent number, the activity of the specified patents. Annual totals may be provided for some years and a consolidated year total also may be provided. Part A1 presents data by year of patent grant ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Grant"). Part A2 redistributes patent grant data by year of patent application, i.e., the year in which each patent application was filed ("Patents Granted As Distributed By Year of Patent Application"). Patent data as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year) correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".

In Tables A1-a and A2-a, the totals are broken down by origin (patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor), either U.S. or foreign. Separate counts are displayed for many of the foreign countries receiving the most granted patents during the period. In Tables A1-b and A2-b, patent counts are displayed according to general category of ownership, e.g., corporate-owned, government-owned, or individual-owned.

Patent ownership information reflects ownership at the time of patent grant and does not include subsequent changes in ownership. If more than one assignee (owner entity) was declared at the time of grant, the patent is attributed to the first-named assignee. The U.S. and Foreign Corporations ownership categories count predominantly corporate patents; however, patents assigned to other organizations such as small businesses, nonprofit organizations, universities, etc. are also included in this category. While U.S. Government patent ownership includes only patents granted to the Federal Government, no such distinction is made for Foreign Government ownership patents.

Please note that U.S. origin patents may have foreign category ownership and that foreign origin patents may have U.S. category ownership. Therefore, the patents having U.S.category ownership (or foreign category ownership) do not necessarily correspond to the patents having U.S. origin (or foreign origin) and the sum of U.S. category ownership patents (or foreign category ownership patents) will not equal the sum of U.S. origin patents (or foreign origin patents).

Also, please note that patent documents in the TAF database are limited to utility patents granted no earlier than January 1963 and to other document types (i.e., design, plant, and reissue patents, statutory invention registrations, and defensive publications) granted no earlier than 1977.


Patent data, as shown in the "Pre YYYY" column (where "YYYY" is a four-digit year), correspond to activity in the specified period prior to "YYYY".


DATA DISTRIBUTION BY YEAR OF GRANT AND BY YEAR OF APPLICATION

Other Considerations

DATA FOR THOSE APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE FILED BUT NEVER ISSUED (ROUGHLY 34% OF TOTAL FILINGS) ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT.

Since the average time period between filing for a patent and the issuing of the patent (i.e., the patent's "pendency") is now about 32 months (for utility patents), the patent grant data, as distributed by year of application, are incomplete for the most recent years that are displayed in the report.* This is because a significant number of those applications which ultimately will become patents were still pending as of these most recent years that are displayed.

Patented application data are of significant value since the date an application was filed more accurately reflects when the technology was developed. Additionally, fluctuations in data based on application date are much more likely to reflect changes in technological activity since, for the most part, such fluctuations would be immune from changes in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) processing such as occurred in years such as 1986 and 2005 when the USPTO issued fewer patents than would have normally been expected due to administrative reasons. Note that a patent's "pendency" can be quite variable from one patent to another, thereby affecting the date of patent grant. Such variation in pendency is determined by many factors, including PTO workload (which varies between technologies), budget and manpower levels, patent printing schedules, etc. Please note that other types of patent documents such as design patents, plant patents, reissue patents, statutory invention registrations,and defensive publications may have average pendency periods that differ somewhat from the pendency period for utility patents.

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* For example, in a report profiling utility patents granted through December 2008, patent grant data, as distributed by year of application are approximately 98% complete for utility patent applications filed in 2000, 93% complete for applications filed in 2001, 90% complete for applications filed in 2002, 78% complete for applications filed in 2003, 60% complete for applications filed in 2004, 37% complete for applications filed in 2005, and 17% complete for applications filed in 2006; data are essentially complete for applications filed prior to 2000.


Report Printing and the Use of Spreadsheet Software

This report can be printed from an Internet browser - for such printing, optimal results are usually obtained by printing in landscape orientation with minimal margins and a small text font. Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7, works paticularly well for printing this report using its "Shrink to Fit" option in Print Preview mode.

Additionally, a user may import this report file into spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel to facilitate printing. Such spreadsheet software also may facilitate sorting and further manipulation of the data.


Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A1
Tables A1-a and A1-b
NAICS 3254. PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINES

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A1-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A1-b)

Table A1-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   17 24 17 42 38 23 34 33 62 103 91 106 135 134 128 145 98 171 170 193 175 214 219 238 263 260 352 345 345 409 433 393 404 446 484 628 603 565 669 644 590 512 477 652 589 593 13268
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   17 24 17 42 38 23 34 33 62 103 91 106 135 134 128 145 98 171 170 193 175 214 219 238 263 260 352 345 345 409 433 393 404 446 484 628 603 565 669 644 590 512 477 652 589 593 13268
JAPAN   17 24 16 41 37 23 33 33 60 101 91 105 133 132 124 141 95 169 168 192 174 212 216 235 260 253 345 339 340 395 404 371 372 406 439 548 509 475 539 490 410 355 307 429 373 378 11309
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 4 2 6 13 11 13 22 22 32 39 35 43 48 53 53 46 70 75 59 650
INDIA   0 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 2 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 2 5 1 1 1 5 9 3 6 7 8 15 19 25 36 49 71 39 57 61 50 54 543
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 5 6 6 6 8 17 22 16 27 31 27 30 34 47 34 48 369
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 7 9 6 8 19 18 19 20 21 21 27 22 215
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 6 4 7 9 13 25 19 99
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 6 5 3 3 1 4 6 3 8 4 8 54
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 3 1 3 14
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 4 8
PHILIPPINES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 6
INDONESIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2

Table A1-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Grant.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 7 12 7 9 8 7 13 7 6 7 5 6 5 8 10 10 12 13 14 18 11 13 8 15 27 22 21 37 22 20 25 16 24 22 19 486
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 11
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
FOREIGN CORPORATION   14 23 16 35 32 22 29 31 51 90 86 88 117 124 116 132 85 147 150 178 164 199 204 223 247 238 328 320 316 378 385 366 377 413 446 556 549 507 594 583 522 441 420 580 517 541 11982
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 2 4 3 3 6 1 2 3 3 5 5 4 1 3 1 2 3 2 1 2 58
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   3 1 1 7 6 1 6 3 7 11 3 11 6 4 4 5 6 10 13 9 4 10 10 10 8 9 14 10 13 14 24 15 13 22 19 39 28 33 38 36 47 43 37 46 48 30 727

Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PART A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


Part A2
Tables A2-a and A2-b
NAICS 3254. PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICINES

Number of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application,
Breakout by Country of Origin (Table A2-a) and by Ownership Category (Table A2-b)

Table A2-a, Breakout by Country of Origin
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   117 14 38 38 33 78 67 73 72 80 97 125 134 122 144 159 187 211 218 228 238 231 269 288 299 348 348 387 363 421 410 563 646 532 605 591 679 776 911 873 590 356 189 101 16 2 13268
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   117 14 38 38 33 78 67 73 72 80 97 125 134 122 144 159 187 211 218 228 238 231 269 288 299 348 348 387 363 421 410 563 646 532 605 591 679 776 911 873 590 356 189 101 16 2 13268
JAPAN   115 14 37 38 32 76 65 72 71 80 95 124 132 117 142 158 185 210 216 225 237 229 265 282 293 340 339 372 346 387 383 507 582 465 517 492 556 572 652 557 351 210 108 57 6 1 11309
KOREA, SOUTH   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 4 5 6 6 15 14 27 27 30 32 34 47 71 84 99 71 36 28 13 0 0 650
INDIA   2 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 1 0 3 4 4 9 4 7 10 15 22 26 30 64 80 103 57 43 18 11 4 0 543
TAIWAN   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 7 4 10 13 12 20 17 26 34 35 55 49 44 16 12 3 1 369
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 2 1 3 4 5 8 7 6 16 13 24 36 30 31 10 7 3 3 0 215
CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 5 4 2 5 12 17 25 10 7 5 1 0 99
SINGAPORE   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 2 4 2 7 6 7 9 5 2 2 1 0 0 54
THAILAND   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 14
MALAYSIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 8
PHILIPPINES   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
INDONESIA   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Table A2-b, Breakout by Ownership Category
of Patents Granted as Distributed by Year of Patent Application.
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
    1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 All Years
U.S. CORPORATION   2 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 3 10 10 5 9 8 5 13 8 6 7 6 8 3 11 12 7 10 8 23 9 19 13 14 22 17 21 26 34 35 31 24 26 7 11 6 0 1 486
U.S. GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 11
U.S. INDIVIDUAL   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
FOREIGN CORPORATION   102 14 34 32 30 65 61 68 64 63 86 117 121 112 128 135 169 195 206 211 220 221 243 263 280 321 326 350 331 380 377 522 588 487 550 525 595 703 805 770 522 317 170 90 14 1 11982
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 3 2 4 1 4 4 2 2 3 2 4 5 4 4 0 4 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 58
FOREIGN INDIVIDUAL   14 0 5 7 3 10 3 5 5 8 2 4 5 3 10 10 11 11 6 10 10 6 14 11 10 13 12 11 19 20 18 23 33 26 29 37 47 37 71 71 39 31 9 4 2 0 727

Asia 10 Countries
Fractional Counts
PARTS A1, A2
Granted: 01/01/1963 - 12/31/2008
A Patent Technology Monitoring Team Report


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