Table 1-10. Patents granted to U.S. nationals by foreign countries' and 

 to foreign nationals' by tfie United States, 1966-73 



Patents granted 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 



U. S. balance 36,066 34,441 36,045 35,887 33,697 31 ,445 30,520 25,306 



Patents granted to U.S. nationals 



by foreign countries 45,633 44,350 45,168 47,825 45,918 47,311 47,359 41,186 



Patents granted to foreign nationals 



by tfie United States 9,567 9,909 9,123 11,938 12,221 15,866 16,839 15,880 



^ Including Canada, West Germany, Japan. United Kingdom, US S R , Belgium, Denmark. Ireland. Luxembourg, and the Nettierlands. 

 SOURCE: World Intellectual Properly Organization, Industrial Properly. Geneva 1966-73 (December issues). 



Table 1-11. U.S. patent balance with selected countries, 1966-73 



Selected country 1966 1967 



Canada: 



Balance 15,676 16,592 



Granted to U.S 16,614 17,583 



Granted by U.S 938 991 



West Germany: 



Balance -248 -360 



Granted to U.S 3,733 3,406 



Granted by US 3,981 3,766 



Japan: 



Balance 3,561 2,008 



Granted to U.S 4,683 3,432 



Granted by U.S 1,122 1,424 



United Kingdom: 



Balance 11,440 10,877 



Granted to US 14,117 13,676 



Granted by US 2,677 2,799 



Otfier E.E.C. countries' 



Balance 5,700 5,439 



Granted to U.S 6,483 6,253 



Granted by U.S 783 814 



U.S.S.R : 



Balance -63 -115 



Granted to U.S 3 



Granted by US 66 115 



1968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



1972 



1973 



' Other European Economic Community (EEC) countries inclucje Belgium, Denmark, IrelancJ, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands Data from France are 

 not reliable tor use in this indicator 



SOURCE World Intellectual Property Organization. Industrial Property. Geneva 1966-73 (December Issues). 



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