https://www.epo.org/en/about-us/statistics/technology-dashboard-2025/statistics-and-indicators/european-patent-applications/key-trend-origin
Key trend and origin
Total European patent applications
This 10-year trend line shows the total numbers for patent applications to the EPO1 from all countries2 and in all technology fields.
European patent applications per country of origin
This graph shows the geographic origin of the European patent applications1 determined by the country of residence of the first applicant listed on the application form (first-named applicant principle2).
Source: EPO.
Status: 2.2.2026.
1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.
2 In cases where several applicants are mentioned on the application form, the country of residence of the first applicant listed applies.