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450 International Patenting Performance 400 USA 350 Annual U.S. 300 patents per 1 million population, 250 Taiwan О = 10,000 patents granted in 2000 2000 Japan Sweden 200 Germany 150 Israel 100 Canada South Korea Singapore UK NEW ZEALAND 50 Australia 0 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Compound annual growth rate of US-registered patents, 1990 - 2000 Source: US Patent and Trademark Office (www.uspto.gov). Author's analysis. CAON New Zealand Presentation 08-04-01 CK 32 Copyright 2001 Professor Michael E. Porter

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