Annual Report 2014

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Top 25

Samsung again headed the list of top applicants, followed by Philipps and Siemens. Among the ten most active filers, five companies came from Europe, three from Asia, and two from the US. The majority of these companies work in the electronics and IT sectors.

  • EPO
  • US
  • JP
  • CN
  • KR
  • 1.SAMSUNG
    2 541
  • 2.PHILIPS
    2 317
  • 3.SIEMENS
    2 133
  • 4.LG
    1 638
  • 5.HUAWEI
    1 600
  • 6.BASF
    1 530
  • 7.QUALCOMM
    1 459
  • 8.ROBERT BOSCH
    1 438
  • 9.ERICSSON
    1 347
  • 10.INTEL
    1 054
  • 11.NOKIA
    1 040
  • 12.TOYOTA MOTOR
    948
  • 13.SONY
    942
  • 14.PANASONIC
    901
  • 15.UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
    890
  • 16.DSM N.V.
    854
  • 17.GENERAL ELECTRIC
    838
  • 18.BAYER
    809
  • 19.ALCATEL LUCENT
    769
  • 20.TECHNICOLOR
    745
  • 21.MICROSOFT
    734
  • 22.CANON
    723
  • 23.JOHNSON & JOHNSON
    717
  • 24.AIRBUS GROUP
    677
  • 25.HITACHI
    648
  • EPO
  • US
  • JP
  • CN
  • KR
Analysis based on European patent applications filed with the EPO in 2014 (Direct European applications and International (PCT) applications entering the European phase in 2014)

Top 50

  • 1.SAMSUNG
    2 541
  • 2.PHILIPS
    2 317
  • 3.SIEMENS
    2 133
  • 4.LG
    1 638
  • 5.HUAWEI
    1 600
  • 6.BASF
    1 530
  • 7.QUALCOMM
    1 459
  • 8.ROBERT BOSCH
    1 438
  • 9.ERICSSON
    1 347
  • 10.INTEL
    1 054
  • 11.NOKIA
    1 040
  • 12.TOYOTA MOTOR
    948
  • 13.SONY
    942
  • 14.PANASONIC
    901
  • 15.UNITED TECHNOLOGIES
    890
  • 16.DSM N.V.
    854
  • 17.GENERAL ELECTRIC
    838
  • 18.BAYER
    809
  • 19.ALCATEL LUCENT
    769
  • 20.TECHNICOLOR
    745
  • 21.MICROSOFT
    734
  • 22.CANON
    723
  • 23.JOHNSON & JOHNSON
    717
  • 24.AIRBUS GROUP
    677
  • 25.HITACHI
    648
  • 26.DOW CHEMICAL
    621
  • 27.HONEYWELL
    619
  • 28.FUJITSU
    607
  • 29.TOSHIBA
    598
  • 30.ABB
    578
  • 31.BOEING
    574
  • 32.CEA 1)
    558
  • 33.CONTINENTAL
    540
  • 34.HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE
    539
  • 35.PROCTER & GAMBLE
    525
  • 36.GOOGLE
    518
  • 37.3M COMPANY
    512
  • 38.NEC
    505
  • 39.ALSTOM
    501
  • 40.ZTE
    489
  • 41.SANOFI
    477
  • 42.HEWLETT-PACKARD
    473
  • 43.MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC
    471
  • 44.VALEO
    466
  • 45.NESTLE
    447
  • 46.RICOH
    421
  • 47.NOVARTIS
    413
  • 48.BSH
    405
  • 49.HALLIBURTON
    403
  • 50.MERCK KGAA
    395
Analysis based on European patent applications filed with the EPO in 2014 (Direct European applications and International (PCT) applications entering the European phase in 2014)

1) Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives.

Shares in patent applications 1

Applicant breakdown between large entreprises, SMEs and individual inventors, universities and public research
2014 2013
Large enterprises 64% 65%
SMEs², individual inventors 30% 29%
Universities and public research 6% 6%
1. Evaluation based on the analysis of a representative sample of patent applications treated by the EPO in 2014
2. This analysis bases on the definition of SMEs of the European Commission:http://ec.europa.eu/growth/smes/business-friendly-environment/sme-definition/index_en.htm

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