February 2016

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

49534

100.0%

150643

100.0%

22.2%

6508503

100.0%

Total

Service

39660

80.1%

123495

82.0%

18.0%

5291866

81.3%

Non-service

9874

19.9%

27148

18.0%

45.7%

1216637

18.7%

Sub-total

40721

100/82.2

130823

100/86.8

25.7%

4984417

100/76.6

Domestic

Service

31041

76.2%

104118

79.6%

21.4%

3812310

76.5%

Non-service

9680

23.8%

26705

20.4%

46.2%

1172107

23.5%

Sub-total

8813

100/17.8

19820

100/13.2

3.0%

1524086

100/23.4

Foreign

Service

8619

97.8%

19377

97.8%

2.7%

1479556

97.1%

Non-service

194

2.2%

443

2.2%

18.8%

44530

2.9%