Designations
Designations as contracting states
This analysis1 shows the number of designations for each of the EPO states.
|
Country of residence of the patentee3 |
Patents |
Rate |
|
|
AL |
Albania |
103 286 |
98,7% |
|
AT |
Austria |
104 489 |
99,9% |
|
BE |
Belgium |
104 481 |
99,9% |
|
BG |
Bulgaria |
104 479 |
99,9% |
|
CH |
Switzerland |
104 425 |
99,8% |
|
CY |
Cyprus |
104 475 |
99,9% |
|
CZ |
Czech Republic |
104 477 |
99,9% |
|
DE |
Germany |
104 529 |
99,9% |
|
DK |
Denmark |
104 479 |
99,9% |
|
EE |
Estonia |
104 477 |
99,9% |
|
ES |
Spain |
104 486 |
99,9% |
|
FI |
Finland |
104 483 |
99,9% |
|
FR |
France |
104 553 |
99,9% |
|
GB |
United Kingdom |
104 074 |
99,5% |
|
GR |
Greece |
104 478 |
99,9% |
|
HR |
Croatia |
104 093 |
99,5% |
|
HU |
Hungary |
104 475 |
99,9% |
|
IE |
Ireland |
104 421 |
99,8% |
|
IS |
Iceland |
104 430 |
99,8% |
|
IT |
Italy |
104 509 |
99,9% |
|
LI |
Liechtenstein |
104 425 |
99,8% |
|
LT |
Lithuania |
104 427 |
99,8% |
|
LU |
Luxembourg |
104 477 |
99,9% |
|
LV |
Latvia |
104 395 |
99,8% |
|
MC |
Monaco |
104 474 |
99,9% |
|
ME |
Montenegro |
32 |
0,0% |
|
MK |
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of |
103 865 |
99,3% |
|
MT |
Malta |
104 235 |
99,6% |
|
NL |
Netherlands |
104 496 |
99,9% |
|
NO |
Norway |
104 094 |
99,5% |
|
PL |
Poland |
104 459 |
99,9% |
|
PT |
Portugal |
104 479 |
99,9% |
|
RO |
Romania |
104 472 |
99,9% |
|
RS |
Serbia |
103 072 |
98,5% |
|
SE |
Sweden |
104 485 |
99,9% |
|
SI |
Slovenia |
104 476 |
99,9% |
|
SK |
Slovakia |
104 477 |
99,9% |
|
SM |
San Marino |
103 678 |
99,1% |
|
TR |
Türkiye |
104 476 |
99,9% |
|
Total |
|
3 964 593 |
|
Source: EPO.
Status: 29.1.2024.
1 The analysis is based on published patents granted by the EPO.
2 The rate indicates the share of the patents designating the country in % of the total number of granted patents in the year 2023.
3 In cases where several patentees are mentioned on the published patent, the country of residence of the first patentee listed applies.