|
2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
European patent filings | |||||
Direct European applications | 62 558 | 63 166 | 60 650 | 60 046 | 61 725 |
PCT international patent applications | 182 437 | 195 334 | 205 268 | 214 321 | 217 142 |
Total European patent filings | 244 995 | 258 500 | 265 918 | 274 367 | 278 867 |
Direct European applications | 62 558 | 63 166 | 60 650 | 60 046 | 61 725 |
PCT applications entering the regional phase | 80 264 | 85 396 | 87 377 | 92 657 | 98 297 |
Total European patent applications filed with the EPO | 142 822 | 148 562 | 148 027 | 152 703 | 160 022 |
European searches | 94 281 | 95 510 | 96 217 | 102 088 | 128 547 | |
Other searches | 101 125 | 102 054 | 107 176 | 110 920 | 109 530 | |
For national offices and third parties | 26 143 | 23 996 | 25 526 | 26 663 | 24 391 | |
International | 74 982 | 78 058 | 81 650 | 84 257 | 85 139 | |
Total searches | 195 406 | 197 564 | 203 393 | 213 008 | 238 077 |
International preliminary examinations | 7 242 | 7 954 | 7 871 | 7 853 | 9 363 |
European examinations | 105 112 | 104 459 | 101 147 | 96 062 | 113 586 |
European patents granted | 62 112 | 65 657 | 66 712 | 64 613 | 68 421 |
Patents opposed | 2 963 | 2 994 | 2 963 | 3 063 | 2 898 |
Decisions in opposition cases | 3 250 | 3 270 | 3 167 | 3 157 | 3 713 |
Received | ||||||
Technical Boards of Appeal | 2 657 | 2 602 | 2 515 | 2 353 | 2 387 | |
Settled | ||||||
Enlarged Board of Appeal | ||||||
- Petitions for review | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 10 | |
- Referrals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
Technical Boards of Appeal | 1 875 | 2 029 | 2 137 | 2 300 | 2 287 | |
Legal Board of Appeal | 15 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 27 | |
Disciplinary Board of Appeal | 12 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
Total staff | 6 790 | 6 766 | 6 814 | 6 892 | 6 815 |
Examiners | 3 961 | 3 994 | 4 112 | 4 221 | 4 227 |