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| Item | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 
| Total Applications Certified | 22588 | 45064 | 105345 | 190238 | 214003 | 
| Inventions | 3838 | 3393 | 12683 | 49360 | 53305 | 
| Domestic | 1149 | 1530 | 6177 | 18241 | 20705 | 
| Service | 908 | 932 | 2824 | 12176 | 14761 | 
| Universities and Colleges | 326 | 258 | 652 | 3484 | 4453 | 
| Research Institutions | 331 | 304 | 910 | 2406 | 2423 | 
| Industrial and Mineral Enterprises | 206 | 205 | 1016 | 6128 | 7712 | 
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 45 | 165 | 246 | 158 | 173 | 
| Non-service | 241 | 598 | 3353 | 6065 | 5944 | 
| Foreign | 2689 | 1863 | 6506 | 31119 | 32600 | 
| Service | 2496 | 1748 | 6222 | 30089 | 31555 | 
| Non-service | 193 | 115 | 284 | 1030 | 1045 | 
| Utility Models | 16952 | 30471 | 54743 | 70623 | 79349 | 
| Domestic | 16744 | 30195 | 54407 | 70019 | 78137 | 
| Service | 5100 | 6766 | 15519 | 26218 | 29191 | 
| Universities and Colleges | 698 | 623 | 868 | 1910 | 2391 | 
| Research Institutions | 1280 | 1025 | 1529 | 1557 | 1599 | 
| Industrial and Mineral Enterprises | 2249 | 2627 | 12821 | 22299 | 24743 | 
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 873 | 2491 | 301 | 452 | 458 | 
| Non-service | 11644 | 23429 | 38888 | 43801 | 48946 | 
| Foreign | 208 | 276 | 336 | 604 | 1212 | 
| Service | 132 | 154 | 261 | 485 | 1011 | 
| Non-service | 76 | 122 | 75 | 119 | 201 | 
| Designs | 1798 | 11200 | 37919 | 70255 | 81349 | 
| Domestic | 1411 | 9523 | 34652 | 63068 | 72777 | 
| Service | 751 | 5344 | 17789 | 24171 | 27566 | 
| Universities and Colleges | 7 | 10 | 28 | 111 | 555 | 
| Research Institutions | 35 | 156 | 248 | 174 | 170 | 
| Industrial and Mineral Enterprises | 598 | 2554 | 17482 | 23830 | 26658 | 
| Government Agencies and Organizations | 111 | 2624 | 31 | 56 | 183 | 
| Non-service | 660 | 4179 | 16863 | 38897 | 45211 | 
| Foreign | 387 | 1677 | 3267 | 7187 | 8572 | 
| Service | 336 | 1402 | 3108 | 6936 | 8254 | 
| Non-service | 51 | 275 | 159 | 251 | 318 |