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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
pat_ep_ntot
From
1978
To
2017
Values
8,759
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012)
pat_ep_nipc
From
1977
To
2013
Values
310,085
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013)
pat_ep_ntec
From
1977
To
2013
Values
20,194
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
pat_ep_nic
From
1977
To
2012
Values
25,632
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012)
pat_ep_nnac2
From
1977
To
2013
Values
34,829
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013)
pat_ep_npct
From
1978
To
2013
Values
99,201
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
pat_ep_rtot
From
1977
To
2012
Values
104,106
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
pat_ep_ripc
From
1977
To
2012
Values
3,965,827
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
pat_ep_rtec
From
1977
To
2012
Values
316,701
Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013)
pat_ep_nptn
From
1977
To
2013
Values
52,752
Updated
01/09/2017
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country of residence - number (1977-2013)
pat_ep_cp
From
1977
To
2013
Values
18,222
Updated
01/09/2017
EU co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/ inventors' country of residence by international patent classification (IPC) sections - number (1977-2013)
pat_ep_ipc
From
1977
To
2013
Values
3,701
Updated
01/09/2017
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012)
pat_td_ntot
From
1977
To
2012
Values
6,732
Updated
01/09/2017