Pacific Rim Patent Cooperation: U.S. has 10 % of Big 4 First Filings

Over four million patent and related forms of protection were filed in 2015 in just China, Japan, the United States and South Korea.  Discounting RCE’s and section 120 refilings, the U.S. total represents about ten percent of the total for the Pacific Big Four.

Charts explaining the data are attached.

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Regards,
Hal