A. Patent filings The IP5 Offices here report a large growth in patent filings in 2013, with altogether 2.2 million patent applications filed. This is an increase of 10.6% compared to 2012. The growth over recent years is shown in the following graph, which demonstrates the need for continued efforts to improve the efficiency of the system.
Following a decrease in 2009, patent filings worldwide have rebounded strongly. The preliminary IP5 Offices filing figures confirm that the growth trend continued in 2013.
EPO, USPTO, KIPO, and SIPO each had an increase in patent filings ranging from 2.8% at EPO to 26.4% at SIPO, while JPO had a decrease in filings of 4.2%. B. Patents granted by the IP5 Offices Altogether the IP5 Offices granted almost 957 000 patents for invention in 2013, an increase of 3.5% compared to 2012.
EPO, JPO, KIPO, and USPTO each had an increase in patent grants ranging from 0.8% at JPO to 12.2% at KIPO, while SIPO had a decrease in grants of 4.3%. Source:http://www.fiveipoffices.org/statistics/2013keydata.pdf
