Annual Report 2014

Searches, examinations, oppositions

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Key figures 2014



10 years statistics

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Searches carried out

European searches
  • 2014
    111 852
  • 2013
    105 432
6.1%    
International searches
  • 2014
    84 696
  • 2013
    82 220
3.0%    
Searches on behalf of
national offices and third
parties
  • 2014
    26 755
  • 2013
    25 624
4.4%    
Total
  • 2014
    223 303
  • 2013
    213 276
4.7%    

Examinations

European examinations
  • 2014
    115 595
  • 2013
    116 820
-1.0%    
International preliminary examinations
  • 2014
    7 987
  • 2013
    7 863
1.6%    

Decisions in oppositions

Decisions in
opposition cases
  • 2014
    2 143
  • 2013
    2 176
-1.5%   
Opposition rate¹
  • 2014
    4.7%
  • 2013
    4.5%
 

Outcome of decision

Outcome of decision1) Number of opposition decisions in 2014/number of granted patents for which the time limit for filing an opposition expired in 2014.

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