Jahresbericht 2014

Granted patents

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Total grants

The EPO granted 64 613 patents in 2014. This was 3.1% less than in 2013, after three years of growth, but still above the 2011 level.

Development of European patents granted over the last 5 years with regional breakdown
Development of European patents granted over the last 10 years with regional breakdown
Analysis based on granted patents published.
Patents have been allocated to the country of residence of the first-named patentee.

Granted patents per country of origin

Most patents were granted to US companies, followed by applicants from Germany, Japan, France and Switzerland. The share of grants to European companies increased to 51% of the total. The number of patents granted to Chinese companies is growing rapidly, albeit from a low number.

    Share of granted patents per country of origin in 2014
Analysis based on granted patents published.
Patents have been allocated to the country of residence of the first-named patentee.
Country 2014 2013 Change
United States 14 382 14 880 -3.3%  
Germany 13 086 13 425 -2.5%  
Japan 11 120 12 135 -8.4%  
France 4 728 4 910 -3.7%  
Switzerland 2 794 2 668 4.7%  
Italy 2 274 2 352 -3.3%  
United Kingdom 2 072 2 062 0.5%  
Korea, Republic of 1 891 1 989 -4.9%  
Sweden 1 705 1 790 -4.7%  
Netherlands 1 703 1 886 -9.7%  
China, People's Republic of 1 186 941 26%  
Austria 891 837 6.5%  
Canada 855 902 -5.2%  
Belgium 723 736 -1.8%  
Finland 633 664 -4.7%  
Denmark 599 609 -1.6%  
Spain 467 395 18.2%  
Chinese Taipei 437 474 -7.8%  
Israel 399 420 -5%  
Australia 308 323 -4.6%  
Ireland 254 187 35.8%  
Luxembourg 222 177 25.4%  
Norway 192 220 -12.7%  
India 143 181 -21%  
Turkey 136 144 -5.6%  
Singapore 127 111 14.4%  
Liechtenstein 121 113 7.1%  
Poland 108 95 13.7%  
Bermuda 88 24 266.7%  
Russian Federation 78 53 47.2%  
Brazil 75 80 -6.3%  
Czech Republic 66 67 -1.5%  
Virgin Islands, British 62 84 -26.2%  
New Zealand 51 52 -1.9%  
Slovenia 51 52 -1.9%  
South Africa 50 54 -7.4%  
Hungary 41 49 -16.3%  
Saudi Arabia 36 43 -16.3%  
Mexico 36 34 5.9%  
Malaysia 32 25 28%  
Cayman Islands 27 39 -30.8%  
Cyprus 26 17 52.9%  
Barbados 25 100 -75%  
Hong Kong 24 17 41.2%  
Greece 23 30 -23.3%  
Portugal 22 26 -15.4%  
Malta 21 22 -4.5%  
Bahamas 20 13 53.8%  
Iceland 15 16 -6.3%  
Gibraltar 13 10 30%  
Latvia 13 5 160%  
Puerto Rico 12 5 140%  
Slovakia 11 5 120%  
Lithuania 10 5 100%  
Chile 9 13 -30.8%  
Estonia 8 9 -11.1%  
Argentina 7 15 -53.3%  
Croatia 7 7 0%  
Bulgaria 7 5 40%  
Netherlands Antilles 6 7 -14.3%  
Thailand 6 7 -14.3%  
Ukraine 5 5 0%  
Panama 5 5 0%  
Mauritius 5 5 0%  
Monaco 5 13 -61.5%  
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 5 4 25%  
United Arab Emirates 4 6 -33.3%  
Egypt 4 3 33.3%  
Romania 4 2 100%  
Morocco 3 0  
Cuba 3 6 -50%  
Serbia 2 3 -33.3%  
San Marino 2 4 -50%  
Curaçao 2 0  
Lebanon 2 2 0%  
Colombia 2 4 -50%  
Iran 2 0  
Indonesia 2 2 0%  
Ecuador 1 1 0%  
Faroe Islands 1 1 0%  
Venezuela 1 3 -66.7%  
Peru 1 0  
Senegal 1 0  
Philippines 1 1 0%  
Seychelles 1 3 -66.7%  
Andorra 1 1 0%  
Moldova 1 1 0%  
Kazakhstan 1 0  
Kenya 1 1 0%  
Armenia 1 0  
Algeria 1 0  
Belize 1 0  
Belarus 1 2 -50%  
Kuwait 1 1 0%  
Azerbaijan 1 0  
Uzbekistan 1 0  
Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 1 0%  
Tunisia 1 0  
Marshall Islands 0 1 -100%  
Trinidad and Tobago 0 1 -100%  
Turks and Caicos Islands 0 1 -100%  
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 1 -100%  
Samoa 0 4 -100%  
Namibia 0 1 -100%  
Bahrain 0 1 -100%  
Jordan 0 3 -100%  
Uruguay 0 1 -100%  
Iraq 0 1 -100%  
FYRO Macedonia 0 0  
Albania 0 1 -100%  
Analysis based on granted patents published.
Patents have been allocated to the country of residence of the first-named patentee.

Designations as contracting states

Member state Patents Rate
AL Albania 24 435 37.8%
AT Austria 57 822 89.5%
BE Belgium 57 837 89.5%
BG Bulgaria 56 323 87.2%
CH Switzerland 58 070 89.9%
CY Cyprus 57 521 89%
CZ Czech Republic 56 404 87.3%
DE Germany 64 292 99.5%
DK Denmark 57 730 89.3%
EE Estonia 56 323 87.2%
ES Spain 58 544 90.6%
FI Finland 57 813 89.5%
FR France 63 274 97.9%
GB United Kingdom 62 948 97.4%
GR Greece 57 629 89.2%
HR Croatia 42 414 65.6%
HU Hungary 56 021 86.7%
IE Ireland 57 743 89.4%
IS Iceland 53 461 82.7%
IT Italy 60 109 93%
LI Liechtenstein 58 070 89.9%
LT Lithuania 53 295 82.5%
LU Luxembourg 57 623 89.2%
LV Latvia 51 952 80.4%
MC Monaco 57 587 89.1%
MK FYRO Macedonia 35 973 55.7%
MT Malta 46 486 71.9%
NL Netherlands 58 544 90.6%
NO Norway 42 427 65.7%
PL Poland 54 683 84.6%
PT Portugal 57 651 89.2%
RO Romania 55 814 86.4%
RS Serbia 20 016 31%
SE Sweden 58 129 90%
SI Slovenia 56 057 86.8%
SK Slovakia 56 331 87.2%
SM San Marino 32 117 49.7%
TR Turkey 57 162 88.5%
Total 2 026 630  
Analysis based on granted patents published in 2013/2014. Patents have been allocated to the country of residence of the first-named patentee.

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