Limitations under 3,337 Rule 25 International 41,954 4,141 9.87% applications Subsequent 2012 14,283 2,892 20.25% designations Limitations under 5,187 Rule 25 International 44,414 4,332 9.75% applications Subsequent 2013 14,380 2,644 18.39% designations Limitations under 3,864 Rule 25 Along with an increase in the number of limitations in international applications or subsequent designations with a reduced main list for specific designated Contracting Parties, the number of words used to express the limited or reduced list has also increased. The average number of words in the main list of goods and services presented in an international application, without any limitation, was 98, 113 and 121 words in, correspondingly, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Meanwhile, in the same years, the average number of words in a limitation requested in the international application was 192, 136 and 175 words. (Please, see Table 4 below). Table 4 Average number of words expressed in a limited or reduced list of goods and services (2011 to 2013) Average number of Average number of Number of words words to express a Type words in the main to express a limited Year limited or reduced list or reduced lists list International 98 763,273 192 applications Subsequent 2011 106,509 47 designations Limitations under 244,267 73 Rule 25 International 113 307,370 136 application Subsequent 2012 560,757 106 designation Limitations under 560,196 108 Rule 25 International 121 184,861 175 application Subsequent 2013 413,082 70 designation Limitations under 413,448 107 Rule 25
Limitations under Rule 25 3,337 2012 International applications 41,954 4,141 9.87% Subsequent designations 14,283 2,892 20.25% Limitations under Rule 25 5,187 2013 International applications 44,414 4,332 9.75% Subsequent designations 14,380 2,644 18.39% Limitations under Rule 25 3,864 Along with an increase in the number of limitations in international applications or subsequent designations with a reduced main list for specific designated Contracting Parties, the number of words used to express the limited or reduced list has also increased. The average number of words in the main list of goods and services presented in an international application, without any limitation, was 98, 113 and 121 words in, correspondingly, 2011, 2012 and 2013. Meanwhile, in the same years, the average number of words in a limitation requested in the international application was 192, 136 and 175 words. (Please, see Table 4 below). Table 4 Average number of words expressed in a limited or reduced list of goods and services (2011 to 2013) Year Type Average number of words in the main list Number of words to express a limited or reduced lists Average number of words to express a limited or reduced list 2011 International applications 98 763,273 192 Subsequent designations 106,509 47 Limitations under Rule 25 244,267 73 2012 International application 113 307,370 136 Subsequent designation 560,757 106 Limitations under Rule 25 560,196 108 2013 International application 121 184,861 175 Subsequent designation 413,082 70 Limitations under Rule 25 413,448 107
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