Statistics show that patent applications last year totaled some 500,000 in Japan, 110,000 in the U.S., and over 50,000 in Great Britain, while the ROC had more than 26,000, a figure quite respectable in terms of the nation's size.
從資料上顯示，去年一年內日本的專利案件申請數高達五十萬件、美國十一萬件、英國五萬多件，而我國有二萬六千餘件。