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URL: Location: HomePatentsPatent informationEuropean patent documentsEuropean publication serverStatistics

Statistical overview of European publications for 2006/2007


2006
2007
2007 vs. 2006

Weekly av.
Cumul Jan-Dec
Weekly av.
Cumul Jan.-Dec.

EP-A Documents



Week 1

to week 52

 
EP-A1 822 42.765  815
42.354
-1.0%
EP-A2 390
20.301 423
21.991 8.3%
EP-A3 396
20.611 337 17.545 -14.9%
EP-A1 & A2 1.213 63.066 1.237 64.345
2.0%
EP-A8 & A9 5
268
7
339 26.5%
EP-A1/(EP-A1 & A2)   67.8%   65.8% -2.9%
PCT Documents
         
Printed PCT Art. 158(3) EPC 213
11.083 224
11.663
5.2%
PCT not republished Art. 158(1) EPC 1.223 63.613 1.284 66.784
5.0%
All PCT / (all EP-A1 & A2)   54.2%   54.9% 0.7%
EP-B Documents
         
EP-B1 & B2 1.222 63.533
1.068 55.524 -12.6%
EP-B8 & B9 22
1.162
20
1.056
-9.1%
All EP-B 1.244 64.695
1.088 55.580 -12.5%
All Documents
         
EP-A & EP-B published by EPO 2.858 148.640 2.669 138.809 -6.6%
All EP-A & EP-B inc. PCT 4.082
212.253 3.954 205.593
-3.1%

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