Rapport annuel 2014

European patent filings

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Total filings

Patent filings grew for the fifth year in a row to reach 274 174 in 2014. This was an increase of 3.1% over 2013, and the highest number ever. In terms of patent filing volumes, European companies held their ground. In 2014 roughly a third of the filings came from the EPO member states and two-thirds from outside Europe.

Development of European patent filings over the last 5 years with regional breakdown
Development of European patent filings over the last 10 years with regional breakdown
Analysis based on the European patent filings 2013-2014 (Direct European filings under the EPC and international filings under the PCT)
The filings have been allocated to the country of residence of the first-named applicant.
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 26/01/2015. The PCT filings for 2014 are therefore estimates.
EPO: the 38 member states of the European Patent Organisation, including EU28

Filing routes

The share of international filings under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) has increased significantly over the past five years. In 2014, total filings at the EPO included close to 60 000 direct European filings under the European Patent Convention and 214 000 international filings under the PCT.

Development of European patent filings over the last 5 years with breakdown between international fillings and direct European filings
Development of European patent filings over the last 10 years with breakdown between international filings and direct European filings
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 26/01/2015. The PCT filings for 2014 are therefore estimates.

European patent filings per country of origin

Roughly a third of the total filings in 2014 came from the EPO member states and two-thirds from outside Europe. The top five countries were again the US, Japan, Germany, China and South Korea.

Looking at growth rates, patent filings from European countries rose slightly, with the performance of individual countries varying greatly. Among the large economies, China showed the biggest increase (with +18%), followed by the US, which was up nearly +7%, and Korea +2%.

    Share of European patent filings per country of origin in 2014
Analysis based on the European patent filings 2013-2014 (Direct European filings under the EPC and international filings under the PCT)
The filings have been allocated to the country of residence of the first-named applicant.
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 26/01/2015. The PCT filings for 2014 are therefore estimates.
EPO: the 38 member states of the European Patent Organisation, including EU28
Country 2014 2013 Change
United States 71 745 67 153 6.8%  
Japan 48 657 50 871 -4.4%  
Germany 31 647 31 887 -0.8%  
China, People's Republic of 26 472 22 396 18.2%  
Korea, Republic of 16 358 15 993 2.3%  
France 12 873 12 378 4%  
Netherlands 8 104 7 430 9.1%  
Switzerland 7 890 8 139 -3.1%  
United Kingdom 6 823 6 510 4.8%  
Sweden 5 132 5 130 0%  
Italy 4 684 4 659 0.5%  
Canada 3 534 3 511 0.7%  
Austria 2 501 2 393 4.5%  
Spain 2 485 2 538 -2.1%  
Finland 2 472 2 724 -9.3%  
Denmark 2 352 2 306 2%  
Belgium 2 264 2 223 1.8%  
Israel 1 869 1 889 -1.1%  
Australia 1 845 1 732 6.5%  
India 1 535 1 431 7.3%  
Turkey 1 000 942 6.2%  
Singapore 991 918 8%  
Chinese Taipei 987 1 098 -10.1%  
Russian Federation 967 1 234 -21.6%  
Norway 820 825 -0.6%  
Ireland 709 718 -1.3%  
Poland 701 577 21.5%  
Brazil 680 699 -2.7%  
Luxembourg 584 558 4.7%  
Liechtenstein 399 372 7.3%  
Malaysia 390 322 21.1%  
New Zealand 377 335 12.5%  
Saudi Arabia 358 312 14.7%  
South Africa 320 363 -11.8%  
Mexico 314 240 30.8%  
Czech Republic 273 283 -3.5%  
not classified 220 60 266.7%  
Slovenia 214 190 12.6%  
Hungary 190 205 -7.3%  
Barbados 187 165 13.3%  
Greece 186 154 20.8%  
Portugal 183 170 7.6%  
Ukraine 152 153 -0.7%  
Chile 130 144 -9.7%  
United Arab Emirates 102 75 36%  
Colombia 99 84 17.9%  
Malta 95 101 -5.9%  
Slovakia 84 51 64.7%  
Thailand 68 77 -11.7%  
Bulgaria 68 69 -1.4%  
Cyprus 62 54 14.8%  
Lithuania 58 50 16%  
Croatia 54 44 22.7%  
Estonia 52 43 20.9%  
Egypt 51 50 2%  
Iceland 50 54 -7.4%  
Romania 48 50 -4%  
Morocco 48 54 -11.1%  
Bermuda 44 38 15.8%  
Monaco 37 27 37%  
Philippines 35 34 2.9%  
Virgin Islands, British 34 27 25.9%  
Iran 32 4 700%  
Argentina 31 30 3.3%  
Cayman Islands 28 28 0%  
Latvia 27 91 -70.3%  
Bahamas 25 18 38.9%  
Serbia 22 31 -29%  
Kazakhstan 20 19 5.3%  
Sri Lanka 18 14 28.6%  
Costa Rica 16 11 45.5%  
Qatar 16 29 -44.8%  
Hong Kong 16 16 0%  
Belarus 15 20 -25%  
Indonesia 15 16 -6.3%  
Panama 15 14 7.1%  
Peru 13 14 -7.1%  
Ecuador 12 17 -29.4%  
Uruguay 11 11 0%  
Nigeria 9 7 28.6%  
Kenya 8 7 14.3%  
Kuwait 8 2 300%  
Tunisia 7 2 250%  
Vietnam 7 19 -63.2%  
Cuba 7 9 -22.2%  
Armenia 6 8 -25%  
Algeria 6 9 -33.3%  
San Marino 6 7 -14.3%  
Seychelles 5 13 -61.5%  
Uzbekistan 5 2 150%  
Lebanon 5 7 -28.6%  
Jordan 5 1 400%  
Dominican Republic 5 7 -28.6%  
Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 6 -16.7%  
Bahrain 4 2 100%  
FYRO Macedonia 4 1 300%  
Namibia 4 4 0%  
Belize 4 3 33.3%  
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 4 1 300%  
Senegal 3 1 200%  
Laos 3 2 50%  
Pakistan 3 2 50%  
Azerbaijan 3 7 -57.1%  
Moldova 3 1 200%  
Sudan 3 0  
Mauritius 3 7 -57.1%  
Angola 3 3 0%  
Uganda 3 3 0%  
Macau 3 0  
Albania 3 1 200%  
Curaçao 2 5 -60%  
Georgia 2 10 -80%  
Gibraltar 2 2 0%  
Jamaica 2 0  
Andorra 2 6 -66.7%  
Anguilla 2 3 -33.3%  
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines 2 6 -66.7%  
Palestine 2 0  
Marshall Islands 1 0  
Liberia 1 0  
Benin 1 0  
Guatemala 1 2 -50%  
El Salvador 1 0  
Montenegro 1 3 -66.7%  
Vanuatu 1 0  
Côte d'Ivoire 1 2 -50%  
Kyrgyzstan 1 0  
Madagascar 1 1 0%  
Venezuela 1 3 -66.7%  
Syria 1 1 0%  
Congo, Democratic Republic of 1 0  
Puerto Rico 1 3 -66.7%  
Yemen 1 1 0%  
Trinidad and Tobago 1 0  
Eritrea 0 1 -100%  
Tonga 0 1 -100%  
Samoa 0 5 -100%  
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2 -100%  
Rwanda 0 1 -100%  
Oman 0 3 -100%  
Nicaragua 0 2 -100%  
Ghana 0 2 -100%  
Tokelau 0 1 -100%  
Cameroon 0 1 -100%  
Burundi 0 1 -100%  
Brunei Darussalam 0 1 -100%  
Bolivia 0 1 -100%  
Bangladesh 0 3 -100%  
Virgin Islands, US 0 2 -100%  
Aruba 0 1 -100%  
Zimbabwe 0 3 -100%  
Analysis based on the European patent filings 2014-2013 (Direct European filings under the EPC and international filings under the PCT)
The filings have been allocated to the country of residence of the first-named applicant.
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 26/01/2015. The PCT filings for 2014 are therefore estimates.
EPO: the 38 member states of the European Patent Organisation, including EU28

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