Patent Index 2022

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Total grants

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.

Source: EPO.
Status: 30.1.2023.
1 The analysis is based on published patents granted by the EPO.
2 The geographic origin is based on the country of residence of the first patentee listed on the published patent. In cases where several patentees are mentioned on the published patent, the country of residence of the first patentee listed applies.
3 EPO states: the 39 member states of the European Patent Organisation, which includes the 27 states of the EU.

Granted patents per country of origin

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.


Source: EPO.
Status: 30.1.2023.
1 The analysis is based on published patents granted by the EPO.
2 In cases where several patentees are mentioned on the published patent, the country of residence of the first patentee listed applies.
3 EPO states: the 39 member states of the European Patent Organisation, which included the 27 states of the EU.

Designations as contracting states

This analysis1 shows the number of designations for each of the EPO states.

Country of residence of the patentee3 Patents1 Rate2
AL Albania 80 121
 98.0%
AT Austria 81 582
 99.8%
BE Belgium 81 577
 99.8%
BG Bulgaria 81 572 99.8%
CH Switzerland 81 526
 99.7%
CY Cyprus 81 575
 99.8%
CZ Czech Republic 81 575
 99.8%
DE Germany 81 657
 99.9%
DK Denmark 81 580 99.8%
EE Estonia 81 571
 99.8%
ES Spain 81 592
 99.8%
FI Finland 81 579
 99.8%
FR France 81 702
 99.9%
GB United Kingdom 81 381
 99.5%
GR Greece 81 575
 99.8%
HR Croatia 81 067
 99.2%
HU Hungary 81 566
 99.8%
IE Ireland 81 512
 99.7%
IS Iceland 81 496
 99.7%
IT Italy 81 625
 99.8%
LI Liechtenstein 81 526
 99.7%
LT Lithuania 81 491
 99.7%
LU Luxembourg 81 568
 99.8%
LV Latvia 81 432
 99.6%
MC Monaco 81 565
 99.8%
ME Montenegro 0
 0%
MK North Macedonia, Republic of 80 763
 98.8%
MT Malta 81 217
 99.3%
NL Netherlands 81 598 99.8%
NO Norway 81 067 99.2%
PL Poland 81 539
 99.7%
PT Portugal 81 575
 99.8%
RO Romania 81 562
 99.8%
RS Serbia 79 849
 97.7%
SE Sweden 81 591
 99.8%
SI Slovenia 81 569
 99.8%
SK Slovakia 81 572 99.8%
SM San Marino 80 543
 98.5%
TR Turkey 81 574
 99.8%
Total 3 093 032
  
Source: EPO.
Status: 30.1.2023.
1 The analysis is based on published patents granted by the EPO.
2 The rate indicates the share of the patents designating the country in % of the total number of granted patents in the year 2022.
3 In cases where several patentees are mentioned on the published patent, the country of residence of the first patentee listed applies.

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