The United States of America and China drove record-level patent-filing activity via WIPO in 2013 as the number of annual international patent applications surpassed the 200,000 mark for the first time. International trade mark and industrial design filings also achieved new record-breaking levels. The total number of filings under WIPO's Patent and Cooperation Treaty (PCT) amounted to 205,300 in 2013, representing 5.1% growth compared with 2012. The United States of America (US) saw double digit growth in PCT filings and together with China accounted for 56% and 29% of the total PCT growth, respectively.
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