Δευτέρα 2 Μαρτίου 2015

European Patent Office : Greece takes the 18th position among EU 28 member-states for 2014 of patent filings



26 February 2015
EPO President Benoît Battistelli presents the annual results at a press conference in Brussels
Patent filings at the EPO grew by 3.1% in 2014, hitting a new record high of over 274 000 (2013: 266 000). Among the EPO member states, the Netherlands, France and the UK showed significant growth, some countries like Germany and Sweden remained stable, while filings from countries such as Finland, Switzerland and Spain declined. The number of filings from China and the US grew strongly, while the number of filings from Japan fell. A total of 64 600 patents were granted by the EPO in 2014.

European patent filings per country of origin
Roughly a third of the total filings in 2014 came from the EPO member states and two-thirds from outside Europe. The top five countries were again the US, Japan, Germany, China and South Korea.
Looking at growth rates, patent filings from European countries rose slightly, with the performance of individual countries varying greatly. Among the large economies, China showed the biggest increase (with +18%), followed by the US, which was up nearly +7%, and Korea +2%.






Europe 28




Country
2014
2013
Change
1
Germany
31 647
31 887
-0.8%  
2
France
12 873
12 378
4%  
3
Netherlands
8 104
7 430
9.1%  
4
United Kingdom
6 823
6 510
4.8%  
5
Sweden
5 132
5 130
0%  
6
Italy
4 684
4 659
0.5%  
7
Austria
2 501
2 393
4.5%  
8
Spain
2 485
2 538
-2.1%  
9
Finland
2 472
2 724
-9.3%  
10
Denmark
2 352
2 306
2%
11
Belgium
2 264
2 223
1.8%  
12
Ireland
709
718
-1.3%  
13
Poland
701
577
21.5%  
14
Luxembourg
584
558
4.7%  
15
Czech Republic
273
283
-3.5%  
16
Slovenia
214
190
12.6%  
17
Hungary
190
205
-7.3%  
18
Greece
186
154
20.8%  
19
Portugal
183
170
7.6%  
20
Malta
95
101
-5.9%
21
Slovakia
84
51
64.7%  
22
Bulgaria
68
69
-1.4%  
23
Cyprus
62
54
14.8%  
24
Lithuania
58
50
16%  
25
Croatia
54
44
22.7%  
26
Estonia
52
43
20.9%  
27
Romania
48
50
-4%  
28
Latvia
27
91
-70.3%  




EPO Member States




Country
2014
2013
Change
1
Germany
31 647
31 887
-0.8%  
2
France
12 873
12 378
4%  
3
Netherlands
8 104
7 430
9.1%  
4
Switzerland
7 890
8 139
-3.1%  
5
United Kingdom
6 823
6 510
4.8%  
6
Sweden
5 132
5 130
0%  
7
Italy
4 684
4 659
0.5%  
8
Austria
2 501
2 393
4.5%  
9
Spain
2 485
2 538
-2.1%  
10
Finland
2 472
2 724
-9.3%
11
Denmark
2 352
2 306
2%  
12
Belgium
2 264
2 223
1.8%  
13
Turkey
1 000
942
6.2%  
14
Norway
820
825
-0.6%  
15
Ireland
709
718
-1.3%  
16
Poland
701
577
21.5%  
17
Luxembourg
584
558
4.7%  
18
Liechtenstein
399
372
7.3%  
19
Czech Republic
273
283
-3.5%  
20
Slovenia
214
190
12.6%
21
Hungary
190
205
-7.3%  
22
Greece
186
154
20.8%  
23
Portugal
183
170
7.6%  
24
Malta
95
101
-5.9%  
25
Slovakia
84
51
64.7%  
26
Bulgaria
68
69
-1.4%  
27
Cyprus
62
54
14.8%  
28
Lithuania
58
50
16%  
29
Croatia
54
44
22.7%  
30
Estonia
52
43
20.9%
31
Iceland
50
54
-7.4%  
32
Romania
48
50
-4%  
33
Monaco
37
27
37%  
34
Latvia
27
91
-70.3%  
35
Serbia
22
31
-29%  
36
San Marino
6
7
-14.3%  
37
FYRO Macedonia
4
1
300%  
38
Albania
3
1
200%




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