28 812 - - 1579 1,997 1352 3827 Source: Adapted from' OECD (1997): LIME Data, WIPO-Geneva. b OECD (1997) OST Data INPI/EPO (SPAT) and USPTO. Non-Arab Mediterranean refers to Albania, Cyprus, Israel. Malta and Turkey. The low number of patents filed by residents of the Arabic countries can be related to low S&T