16-26    Number of Patent Applications Examined and Approved
(case)
Year	Number of Patent Applications Examined				Number of Patent Applications Granted				Agency
	Total	Inventions	Utility Models	Designs	Total	Inventions	Utility Models	Designs	(unit)
1985	36
1990	250	38	203	9	139	3	135	1	5
1991	402	64	302	36	135	2	124	9	5
1992	502	91	374	37	196	6	180	10	5
1993	642	144	467	31	454	22	398	34	5
1994	608	104	479	25	358	9	326	23	6
1995	609	92	467	50	312	11	285	16	6
1996	713	113	531	69	362	9	316	37	7
1997	799	139	544	116	328	12	246	70	7
1998	978	166	600	212	462	14	337	111	7
1999	881	139	552	190	859	32	630	197	7
2000	1088	179	699	210	717	66	475	176	7
2001	1088	189	683	216	755	90	522	143	5
2002	1239	216	779	244	627	61	407	159	4
2003	1472	253	940	279	751	75	520	156	5