Unit : Number |
|
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
2004 |
2003 |
Total |
| Total Patent |
10,339 |
9,821 |
10,885 |
8,942 |
8,574 |
56,287 |
| Thai |
3,478 |
3,564 |
4,258
|
3,428
|
3,426 |
21,184 |
| US |
1,623 |
1,473 |
1,625
|
1,429
|
1,359 |
8,775 |
| Japan |
2,269 |
2,019 |
2,150
|
1,762
|
1,631 |
1 1,364 |
| EU |
2,411 |
2,107 |
1,789
|
1,419
|
1,401 |
14,243 |
| Asean |
38 |
46 |
117
|
122
|
59 |
451 |
| Others |
520 |
612 |
946 |
782 |
698 |
4,270 |
| 1. Design |
3,521 |
3,560 |
4,545 |
3,569
|
3,631 |
22,063 |
| Thai |
2,533
|
2,524 |
3,367
|
2,609
|
2,624 |
16,O72 |
| US |
141
|
173 |
159
|
164
|
264 |
1,099 |
| Japan |
408
|
447 |
468
|
379
|
304 |
2,284 |
| EU |
329
|
295 |
341
|
199
|
267 |
1,603 |
| Asean |
13
|
18 |
27
|
29
|
11 |
120 |
| Others |
97
|
103 |
183
|
189 |
161 |
885 |
| 2. lnvention |
6,818
|
6,261 |
6,340
|
5,373
|
4,943 |
34,224 |
| Thai |
945
|
1,040 |
891
|
819
|
802 |
5,112 |
| US |
1,492
|
1,300 |
1,466
|
1,265
|
1,095 |
7,676 |
| Japan |
1,861
|
1,572 |
1,692
|
1,383
|
1,327 |
9,080 |
| EU |
2,082
|
1,812 |
1.448
|
1,220
|
1,134 |
8,640 |
| Asean |
25
|
28 |
90
|
93
|
48 |
331 |
| Others |
423
|
509 |
763
|
593
|
537 |
3,385 |
| 2.1 Chemistry |
3,875
|
3,486 |
3,009
|
2,798
|
2,610 |
18,254 |
| Thai |
349
|
378 |
203
|
216
|
223 |
1,562 |
| US |
1,028
|
878 |
828
|
734
|
731 |
4,929 |
| Japan |
848
|
680 |
618
|
567
|
488 |
3,734 |
| EU |
1,480 |
1,309 |
976
|
890
|
843 |
6,287 |
| Asean |
11
|
15 |
18
|
25
|
15 |
98 |
| Others |
159
|
226 |
366
|
366 |
310 |
1,644 |
| 2.2 Engineering |
1,619
|
1,556 |
2,567
|
1,906
|
1,294 |
10,031 |
| Thai |
341
|
394 |
483
|
363
|
354 |
2,249 |
| US |
220
|
218 |
494
|
360
|
176 |
1,639 |
| Japan |
618
|
556 |
850
|
631
|
502 |
3,637 |
| EU |
296
|
246 |
354
|
230
|
118 |
1,322 |
| Asean |
7
|
10 |
64
|
46
|
20 |
164 |
| Others |
137
|
132 |
322
|
176
|
124 |
1,060 |
| 2.3 Physics |
1,324
|
1,219 |
764
|
769
|
1,039 |
5,939 |
| Thai |
255
|
268 |
205
|
240
|
225 |
1,341 |
| US |
234
|
204 |
144
|
171
|
188 |
1,108 |
| Japan |
395 |
336 |
214 |
185 |
337 |
1,709 |
| EU |
306 |
257 |
118 |
100 |
173 |
1,031 |
| Asean |
7
|
3 |
8
|
22
|
13 |
69 |
| Others |
127 |
151 |
75 |
51 |
103 |
681 |
|
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Source : Department of Intellectual Property |
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Statistics of Patent Application Classified by Country