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While total applications experienced a slight decrease to 223 in 2002 from 239 in 2001, the number of grant certificates delivered increased from 3 in 2001 to 17 in 2002. This is due mainly to the increasing confidence and expertise of the examiners as their examination skills increased. The percentage of Patent Cooperation Treay (PCT) applications effecting national entry as a proportion of total applications also increased from 81% in 2001 to 96% in 2002. Trinidad and Tobago switched from a registration system to a full examination system in December 1997. After the major change in the examination system in 1997, the Office experienced a subsequent decrease in filings but they steadily rebounded until 2001 when the number of filings in 2001 surpassed the previous 1997 high mark.
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