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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
- Granted patents
- Top applicants and patentees
Data Format File size Patent Index 2024 - Top applicants XLS 29 KB Top 100 applicants 2024 XLS 19 KB Top 25 applicants per leading field of technology in 2024 XLS 26 KB Top 50 Patentees & Unitary Patent uptake 2024 XLS 26 KB Please note that the consolidation process used may lead to some discrepancies with the lists in previous years.
- Top 10 countries
Data Format File size Applications 2024 XLS 17 KB Granted patents 2024 XLS 17 KB Top technical fields 2024 XLS 21 KB - Key data for selected countries
The files below provide an overview of key data on selected countries.
Data Format File size Austria 2024 XLS 36 KB Belgium 2024 XLS 34 KB Denmark 2024 XLS 35 KB Finland 2024 XLS 33 KB France 2024 XLS 35 KB Germany 2024 XLS 36 KB Ireland 2024 XLS 35 KB Italy 2024 XLS 35 KB Japan 2024 XLS 37 KB Netherlands 2024 XLS 34 KB Norway 2024 XLS 35 KB People's Republic of China 2024 XLS 37 KB Poland 2024 XLS 37 KB Portugal 2024 XLS 36 KB Republic of Korea 2024 XLS 36 KB Spain 2024 XLS 34 KB Sweden 2024 XLS 34 KB Switzerland 2024 XLS 37 KB United Kingdom 2024 XLS 35 KB United States 2024 XLS 38 KB - Statistics on the activity at member state offices
Data Format File size National applications in EPC member state offices 2023 XLS 21 KB Granted patents by offices of the EPC member states 2023 XLS 20 KB - IP5 statistics
The IP5 is the forum of the five largest intellectual property offices in the world (CNIPO, EPO, JPO, KIPO, USPTO). In 2023, 3.0 million patent applications were filed at the IP5 Offices and together they granted 1.7 million patents (up from 2.8 million and 1.3 million respectively in 2020).
IP5 Statistics Report 2023
IP5 Statistics Report 2022
IP5 Statistics Report 2021
IP5 Statistics Report 2020- Statistics reported to the Administrative Council (CA/F 5)
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 2023 PDF 1.1 MB 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