The report shows worldwide filings of patent applications grew at an average annual rate 4.7% in 2005. With the highest growth rates in North East Asia, particularly in South Korea and China.

有报告显示2005年世界申请专利的资料以每年平均4.7%速度增长，其中增长速度最快地区为东北亚，尤其是韩国和中国。

By the end of 2005, its says about 5.6 million patents were in force worldwide. Topping the patent filing league (are) Japan, the United States, China, the Republic of Korea and European Patent Office. The report says these five offices account for more than three quarters of all patents filed in 2005.

报告还指出，到2005年年底，全世界约有560万项专利是有效的，最高级别的专利机构为日本、美国、中国、韩国以及欧洲专利局，这五家专利局在2005年占据了世界全部专利申请资料的3/4多。

World (Intellectual) Property Organization Deputy Director-General, Francis Gurry, says China increased its patent filings by almost 33% over 2004, bumping it into third place in the (rankings).

世界知识产权组织副主席Francis Gurry指出，中国在2004年的专利申请资料增加了近33%，并跻身于世界排名第三。

"Resident filings in China, so filings by Chinese in China increased over (the) 10 years to 2005 by 834%. That's a massive increase. And, in Republic of Korea, they increased by 100%, 106%."

“中国居民提交的资料，在中国由中国人提交的资料在2005年之前的10年中增长了834%，这是个巨大的增长。韩国则增长了100%～106%。”

Gurry says the increase in patent filings reflects the country's commitment to becoming a (hub) of innovation. Another interesting findings, he says, is that the rise in resident filings is mirrored by non-resident applications.

Gurry表示专利申请资料的增长反映了这个国家想成为一个发明创新的中心。另一个有趣的发现是，本地申请资料的增长是由非本地的申请而反映出来的。