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Key trend
Total grants
This 10-year trend line shows the total numbers for patents granted by the EPO1 for applications from all countries2 and in all technology fields.
Source: EPO.
Status: 29.1.2024.
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.