This graph shows the geographic origin of the patents granted by the EPO1 based on the country of residence of the first patentee listed on the published patent2.
This graph shows the geographic origin of the patents granted by the EPO1 based on the country of residence of the first patentee listed on the published patent2.
This analysis1 shows the number of designations for each of the EPO states.
Country of residence of the patentee3 | Patents1 | Rate2 | |
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AL | Albania | 101 224 | 79.3% |
AT | Austria | 123 814 | 97.0% |
BE | Belgium | 123 810 | 97.0% |
BG | Bulgaria | 123 221 | 96.5% |
CH | Switzerland | 123 920 | 97.1% |
CY | Cyprus | 123 696 | 96.9% |
CZ | Czech Republic | 123 250 | 96.6% |
DE | Germany | 127 357 | 99.8% |
DK | Denmark | 123 764 | 97.0% |
EE | Estonia | 123 217 | 96.5% |
ES | Spain | 124 197 | 97.3% |
FI | Finland | 123 800 | 97.0% |
FR | France | 126 924 | 99.5% |
GB | United Kingdom | 126 443 | 99.1% |
GR | Greece | 123 716 | 96.9% |
HR | Croatia | 114 871 | 90.0% |
HU | Hungary | 123 026 | 96.4% |
IE | Ireland | 123 766 | 97.0% |
IS | Iceland | 121 680 | 95.3% |
IT | Italy | 124 994 | 97.9% |
LI | Liechtenstein | 123 920 | 97.1% |
LT | Lithuania | 121 574 | 95.3% |
LU | Luxembourg | 123 709 | 96.9% |
LV | Latvia | 120 794 | 94.6% |
MC | Monaco | 123 697 | 96.9% |
MK | North Macedonia, Republic of | 110 164 | 86.3% |
MT | Malta | 117 482 | 92.1% |
NL | Netherlands | 124 210 | 97.3% |
NO | Norway | 114 872 | 90.0% |
PL | Poland | 122 393 | 95.9% |
PT | Portugal | 123 728 | 96.9% |
RO | Romania | 122 948 | 96.3% |
RS | Serbia | 97 618 | 76.5% |
SE | Sweden | 123 928 | 97.1% |
SI | Slovenia | 123 057 | 96.4% |
SK | Slovakia | 123 222 | 96.6% |
SM | San Marino | 107 288 | 84.1% |
TR | Turkey | 123 600 | 96.8% |
Total | 4 598 894 |