Patent increase in Emerging Markets

Patent_Office	2000	2006	2007	2008	% Increase from 2000 to 2008
Japan	125,880	141,399	164,954	176,950	41
United States of America	157,496	173,770	157,283	157,772	0
China	13,058	57,786	67,948	93,706	618
Republic of Korea	34,956	120,790	123,705	83,523	139
European Patent Office	27,523	62,780	54,699	59,819	117
Russian Federation	17,592	23,299	23,028	28,808	64
Canada	12,125	14,972	18,550	18,703	54
Germany	14,707	21,034	17,739	17,308	18
Australia	13,548	9,426	11,236	11,863	-12
France	11,274	13,788	12,112	10,811	-4
Mexico	5,527	9,632	9,957	10,440	89
Singapore	5,090	7,393	7,478	6,286	23
United Kingdom	8,253	7,907	5,930	5,360	-35
Hong Kong (SAR), China	2,737	5,146	4,839	4,001	46
India	1,263	7,539			497

Source: WIPO