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URL: Location: Home→About us→The Office→Statistics→European applications 1990-2006

European applications 1990-2006

The two charts and the two tables give a long term perspective on the development of number of applications filed at the EPO by residents or inventors of the main active countries at the EPO. This shows the major increase in the filing activity at the EPO since the mid 90's.

Residence of applicants

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Residence of applicants -Table, [PDF]
 

Residence of inventors 

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Residence of inventors - Table, [PDF]

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