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European patent filings2015-02-04 16:31:482017-02-20
Total filings
Filings are a preliminary patent application activity indicating the potential interest of innovating businesses from all
over the world in the European technology market. In 2016, European patent filings grew again (+6.2%), reaching a new high
of more than 296 000.
Analysis based on the European patent filings (Direct European filings under the EPC and international filings under the PCT)
Statistics are based on the first-named applicant.
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 27/01/2017. The PCT filings for 2016 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 over the past five years. In 2016,
total filings at the EPO included more than 64 000 direct European filings under the European Patent Convention and around
231 500 international filings under the PCT.
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 27/01/2017. The PCT filings for 2016 are
therefore estimates.
European patent filings per country of origin
Around a third of the total filings in 2016 came from the EPO member states and two-thirds from outside Europe. The top five
countries were again the US, Japan, China, Germany, and South Korea.
Analysis based on the European patent filings (Direct European filings under the EPC and international filings under the PCT).
Statistics are based on the first-named applicant.
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 27/01/2017. The PCT filings for 2016 are
therefore estimates.
Analysis based on the European patent filings (Direct European filings under the EPC and international filings under the PCT)
Statistics are based on the first-named applicant.
Figures are based on data from the EPO and WIPO (for PCT filings) as available on 27/01/2017. The PCT filings for 2016 are
therefore estimates.
EPO: the 38 member states of the European Patent Organisation, including EU28.
