February 2015

Monthly Total

Yearly Total

Total

Number of Inventions Received

Percentage %

Number of Inventions Received

Percentage %

Year-on-year Growth Rate

Number of Inventions Received

Percentage %

Sub-total

46402

100.0%

123303

100.0%

27.6%

5379299

100.0%

Total

Service

39527

85.2%

104666

84.9%

26.6%

4366082

81.2%

Non-service

6875

14.8%

18637

15.1%

33.3%

1013217

18.8%

Sub-total

37648

100/81.1

104063

100/84.4

32.5%

3989406

100/74.2

Domestic

Service

30939

82.2%

85799

82.4%

32.1%

3017874

75.6%

Non-service

6709

17.8%

18264

17.6%

34.4%

971532

24.4%

Sub-total

8754

100/18.9

19240

100/15.6

6.2%

1389893

100/25.8

Foreign

Service

8588

98.1%

18867

98.1%

6.4%

1348208

97.0%

Non-service

166

1.9%

373

1.9%

-4.6%

41685

3.0%