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The expandable sections on this page contain Excel sheets with all the data found in the annual Patent Index. Much of this data is also provided in our statistics and trends centre, a dynamic data visualisation tool. This page also provides data from other patent offices as well as statistics from the five largest IP offices (“IP5”), and EPO performance data including statistics on oppositions (CA/F 5).
- European patent applications filed with the EPO
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- Granted patents
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Data Format File size Patent Index 2023 - Granted patents XLS 55 KB Granted patents 2014-2023 per country of residence of the applicant XLS 29 KB Granted patents 2014-2023 per field of technology XLS 23 KB Granted patents per field of technology and per country of residence for each individual year 2014-2023 XLS 122 KB - Top applicants and patentees
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Data Format File size Patent Index 2023 - Top applicants XLS 33 KB Top 100 applicants 2023 XLS 21 KB Top 25 applicants per leading field of technology in 2023 XLS 29 KB Top 50 Patentees & Unitary Patent uptake 2023 XLS 29 KB Please note that the consolidation process used may lead to some discrepancies with the lists in previous years.
- Top 10 countries
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Data Format File size Applications 2023 XLS 19 KB Granted patents 2023 XLS 19 KB Top technical fields 2023 XLS 24 KB - Key data for selected countries
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The files below provide an overview of key data on selected countries.
Data Format File size Austria 2023 XLS 35 KB Belgium 2023 XLS 36 KB Denmark 2023 XLS 35 KB Finland 2023 XLS 35 KB France 2023 XLS 37 KB Germany 2023 XLS 37 KB Ireland 2023 XLS 34 KB Italy 2023 XLS 36 KB Japan 2023 XLS 39 KB Netherlands 2023 XLS 36 KB Norway 2023 XLS 35 KB People's Republic of China 2023 XLS 39 KB Poland 2023 XLS 36 KB Portugal 2023 XLS 35 KB Republic of Korea 2023 XLS 32 KB Spain 2023 XLS 36 KB Sweden 2023 XLS 35 KB Switzerland 2023 XLS 38 KB United Kingdom 2023 XLS 36 KB United States 2023 XLS 41 KB - Statistics on the activity at member state offices
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Data Format File size National applications in EPC member state offices 2022 XLS 22 KB Granted patents by offices of the EPC member states 2022 XLS 21 KB Validations of granted European patents in EPC member states 2022 XLS 20 KB - IP5 statistics
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The IP5 is the forum of the five largest intellectual property offices in the world (CNIPO, EPO, JPO, KIPO, USPTO). In 2022, 2.9 million patent applications were filed at the IP5 Offices and together they granted 1.5 million patents (up from 2.8 million and 1.3 million respectively in 2020).
IP5 Statistics Report 2022
IP5 Statistics Report 2021
IP5 Statistics Report 2020 - Statistics reported to the Administrative Council (CA/F 5)
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Document CA/F 5 is published annually for the Administrative Council around mid-November. It summarises the statistics of the previous calendar year with respect to applications, grants, national validations and maintenance of European patents, as well as statistics on opposition procedures. Statistics for appeals can be found in the Annual Reports of the Boards of Appeal.
Data Format File size Statistics 2022 PDF 3.2 MB Statistics 2021 PDF 1.1 MB Statistics 2020 PDF 6.3 MB Statistics 2019 PDF 5 MB Statistics 2018 PDF 1.1 MB Statistics 2017 PDF 1.6 MB Statistics 2016 PDF 1.8 MB