Welcome to the Annual Report 2017

Statistics and indicators
Growing demand at EPO
High performance confirmed

  1. Production

    Search, Examination, Opposition

    +4.6%

  2. Granted patents

    +10%

  3. Stock

    -27%

    Patent granting process

Top applicants

Top technology fields

  • Medical technology

    +6.2%

  • Digital comunication

    +5.7%

  • Computer technology

    +4.1%

Origin of applications

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President's foreword home-feature

A competitive office

President Battistelli looks back at 2017, in which
the EPO achieved its best results ever in terms
of production, productivity, timeliness and quality.

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Focal topic home-focal-topic
Consolidating our core
In 2017, the EPO successfully
implemented the most comprehensive
internal re-organisation to date. Read the feature story
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Highlights 2017
A review of some of the main
developments and achievements
of the year. Read the highlights

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