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The term "patent " covers Utility Models and Supplementary Protection Certificates ( SPCs ) . Offices which issue design patents should report their design patent information activities in their annual Technical Reports on Industrial Design Information Activities .
1. Evolution of patent activities
Changes experienced in terms of application fillings and grants with respect to the previous year.
Applications FILING:
resident Non Resident Total
in 2012 682 55 737
in 2013 638 66 704
Patents granted:
Resident Non resident Total
in 2012 92 542 634
in 2013 86 379 465
PCT Applications:
Year National Phase International Phase Total
2012 1473 37 1510
2013 1351 42 1393
Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year.
In 2013 the granted patents form IPC section
*A human necessities have been 0.17 %
* B performing operations; transporting 0.17%
* C chemistry 0.29 %
* D textiles 0.1 %
* E fixed constructions 0.11 %
* F mechanical engineering, lighting heating weapons blasting 0.10%
* G physics 0.11 %
* H Electricity 0.06 %
* 27% less granted patent than 2012 .
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