The report shows worldwide filing of patent applications grew at in anaverage annual rate of 4.7% in 2005, with the highest growth rates in North East Asia, particularly in South Koreaand China.

• 整理报告显示；2005年；专利申请量在世界范围内的年均增长率已达4.；7%25；其增长最快的是亚洲东北部；尤其是韩国和中国地区。