In a year that saw a record number of PCT filings, inventors from the Republic of Korea (4th place) and China (7th) consolidated their top 10 position in 2007, along with the United States of America (1st), Japan (2nd), Germany (3rd), France (5th), United Kingdom (6th), Netherlands (8th), Switzerland (9th) and Sweden (10th). In total, a record 156,100 applications were filed in 2007, representing a 4.7% rate of growth over the previous year. For the fourth year running, the most notable growth rates came from countries in north east Asia which accounted for over a quarter (25.8%) of all international applications under the PCT. The Republic of Korea experienced 18.8% growth in 2007 as compared to 2006, while applicants from China grew by 38.1%. Among other countries to register double-digit growth in 2007 were Brazil (15.3%), Malaysia (71.7%), Singapore (13.9%) and Turkey (10%).
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