21-40  Patent Applications Granted
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Item 1990 1995 2000 2002 2003
　 　 　 　 　 　
  Total Applications Certified                    22588 45064 105345 132399 182226
  Inventions                                      3838 3393 12683 21473 37154
        Domestic                                      1149 1530 6177 5868 11404
          Service                                     908 932 2824 3144 6895
              Universities and Colleges                 326 258 652 697 1730
              Research Institutions                     331 304 910 907 1677
              Industrial and Mineral Enterprises        206 205 1016 1461 3382
              Government Agencies and Organizations     45 165 246 79 106
          Non-service                                 241 598 3353 2724 4509
        Foreign                                       2689 1863 6506 15605 25750
          Service                                     2496 1748 6222 15013 24849
          Non-service                                 193 115 284 592 901
  Utility Models                                  16952 30471 54743 57484 68906
        Domestic                                      16744 30195 54407 57092 68291
          Service                                     5100 6766 15519 18369 24008
              Universities and Colleges                 698 623 868 973 1582
              Research Institutions                     1280 1025 1529 1276 1485
              Industrial and Mineral Enterprises        2249 2627 12821 15753 20485
              Government Agencies and Organizations     873 2491 301 367 456
          Non-service                                 11644 23429 38888 38723 44283
        Foreign                                       208 276 336 392 615
          Service                                     132 154 261 252 498
          Non-service                                 76 122 75 140 117
  Designs                                       1798 11200 37919 53442 76166
        Domestic                                      1411 9523 34652 49143 69893
          Service                                     751 5344 17789 20020 31465
              Universities and Colleges                 7 10 28 40 104
              Research Institutions                     35 156 248 140 270
              Industrial and Mineral Enterprises        598 2554 17482 19802 31002
              Government Agencies and Organizations     111 2624 31 38 89
          Non-service                                 660 4179 16863 29123 38428
        Foreign                                       387 1677 3267 4299 6273
          Service                                     336 1402 3108 4106 6113
          Non-service                                 51 275 159 193 160