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European patents and patent applications - statistics 2009
Every year the European Patent Office publishes statistics
on
- the
number of European patent applications filed per technical domain and
origin
- the
number of European patents granted per technical domain and origin
- the
most active patent filers
Included in the statistics for 2009 are tables and charts showing
trends for the period 2000 to 2009.
These statistics are based on extracts from EPASYS, the EPO's
monitoring database. They cover both Euro-direct and Euro-PCT applications
entering the regional phase.
The following data is available:
- European
patent applications filed in 2009 per technical field and origin
- Top 100
applicants in 2009
- European
patent applications 2000 - 2009 per country of residence of the applicant
- European
patents granted 2000 - 2009 per country of residence of the patentee