21-46  Patent Applications Examined and Granted by Region (2005)
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Region
					Number of
	Number of		Utility	Designs	Patent		Utility	Designs
	Patent	Inventions	Models		Applications	Inventions	Models
	Applications				Granted
	Examined
National Total	383157	93485	138085	151587	171619	20705	78137	72777
Beijing	22572	12102	6940	3530	10100	3476	4498	2126
Tianjin	11657	4470	4690	2497	3045	763	1543	739
Hebei	6401	1273	3618	1510	3585	371	2246	968
Shanxi	1985	610	1036	339	1220	280	695	245
Inner Mongolia	1455	307	708	440	845	98	452	295
Liaoning	15672	3267	8192	4213	6195	942	4235	1018
Jilin	4101	1290	1958	853	2023	391	1255	377
Heilongjiang	6050	1598	3293	1159	2906	407	2067	432
Shanghai	32741	10441	8711	13589	12603	1997	4437	6169
Jiangsu	34811	6582	11071	17158	13580	1241	6483	5856
Zhejiang	43221	6776	12723	23722	19056	1110	6778	11168
Anhui	3516	903	1715	898	1939	238	1072	629
Fujian	9460	1202	3182	5076	5147	242	1793	3112
Jiangxi	2815	713	1280	822	1361	142	717	502
Shandong	28835	4801	13100	10934	10743	903	6502	3338
Henan	8981	1703	4594	2684	3748	356	2304	1088
Hubei	11534	2038	4835	4661	3860	733	2238	889
Hunan	8763	2594	3730	2439	3659	533	2137	989
Guangdong	72220	12887	18951	40382	36894	1876	11017	24001
Guangxi	2379	641	1183	555	1225	140	700	385
Hainan	498	176	172	150	200	36	76	88
Chongqing	6260	918	2412	2930	3591	178	1428	1985
Sichuan	10567	2256	3585	4726	4606	613	1948	2045
Guizhou	2226	782	1065	379	925	162	533	230
Yunnan	2556	776	905	875	1381	306	563	512
Tibet	102	12	20	70	44		8	36
Shaanxi	4166	1693	1817	656	1894	445	1131	318
Gansu	1759	712	790	257	547	116	338	93
Qinghai	216	103	83	30	79	24	34	21
Ningxia	516	106	185	225	214	40	130	44
Xinjiang	1851	320	1117	414	921	88	537	296
Hong Kong	2645	552	581	1512	1669	139	361	1169
Macao	27	11	10	6	3		2	1
Taiwan	20599	8870	9833	1896	11811	2319	7879	1613