| 20-54 Three Types of Patent Applications Granted | |||||
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| Item | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2001 |
| Total Applications Certified | 138 | 22588 | 45064 | 105345 | 114251 |
| Inventions | 40 | 3838 | 3393 | 12683 | 16296 |
| Domestic | 38 | 1149 | 1530 | 6177 | 5395 |
| Service | 32 | 908 | 932 | 2824 | 2614 |
| Universities and Colleges | 18 | 326 | 258 | 652 | 579 |
| Research Institutions | 11 | 331 | 304 | 910 | 800 |
| Industrial and Mineral Enterprises | 3 | 206 | 205 | 1016 | 1089 |
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 45 | 165 | 246 | 146 | |
| Non-service | 6 | 241 | 598 | 3353 | 2781 |
| Foreign | 2 | 2689 | 1863 | 6506 | 10901 |
| Service | 1 | 2496 | 1748 | 6222 | 10455 |
| Non-service | 1 | 193 | 115 | 284 | 446 |
| Utility Models | 60 | 16952 | 30471 | 54743 | 54359 |
| Domestic | 56 | 16744 | 30195 | 54407 | 54018 |
| Service | 32 | 5100 | 6766 | 15519 | 16544 |
| Universities and Colleges | 21 | 698 | 623 | 868 | 943 |
| Research Institutions | 6 | 1280 | 1025 | 1529 | 1473 |
| Industrial and Mineral Enterprises | 5 | 2249 | 2627 | 12821 | 13783 |
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 873 | 2491 | 301 | 345 | |
| Non-service | 24 | 11644 | 23429 | 38888 | 37474 |
| Foreign | 4 | 208 | 276 | 336 | 341 |
| Service | 3 | 132 | 154 | 261 | 241 |
| Non-service | 1 | 76 | 122 | 75 | 100 |
| Designs | 38 | 1798 | 11200 | 37919 | 43596 |
| Domestic | 17 | 1411 | 9523 | 34652 | 39865 |
| Service | 5 | 751 | 5344 | 17789 | 19220 |
| Universities and Colleges | 7 | 10 | 28 | 12 | |
| Research Institutions | 2 | 35 | 156 | 248 | 155 |
| Industrial and Mineral Enterprises | 3 | 598 | 2554 | 17482 | 19015 |
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 111 | 2624 | 31 | 38 | |
| Non-service | 12 | 660 | 4179 | 16863 | 20645 |
| Foreign | 21 | 387 | 1677 | 3267 | 3731 |
| Service | 20 | 336 | 1402 | 3108 | 3567 |
| Non-service | 1 | 51 | 275 | 159 | 164 |
| a) Data in 1985 referred to the period from April 1 to the end of the year. | |||||