March 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

59436

100.0%

182739

100.0%

17.2%

5438735

100.0%

Total

Service

48785

82.1%

153451

84.0%

14.9%

4414867

81.2%

Non-service

10651

17.9%

29288

16.0%

31.0%

1023868

18.8%

Sub-total

48208

100/81.1

152271

100/83.3

21.0%

4037614

100/74.2

Domestic

Service

37754

78.3%

123553

81.1%

18.7%

3055628

75.7%

Non-service

10454

21.7%

28718

18.9%

32.1%

981986

24.3%

Sub-total

11228

100/18.9

30468

100/16.7

1.4%

1401121

100/25.8

Foreign

Service

11031

98.2%

29898

98.1%

1.6%

1359239

97.0%

Non-service

197

1.8%

570

1.9%

-7.6%

41882

3.0%