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European Patent Office Annual Report 2018

Explore Belgium's growing impact on European patent applications and grants with top fields of technology, key applicants, and regional trends.

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European Patent Office Annual Report 2018

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  1. European Patent OfficeAnnual Report 2018 Country profile: Belgium Embargo: March 12, 2019, 8am CET Contact: press@epo.org Date of publication: 12 March 2019 www.epo.org/media

  2. Growth of European patent applications1 – global 152 703 160 004 159 087 166 594 174 317 +4.6% 2018 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.

  3. Origin of European patent applications1 in 2018 Others 6% R. Korea 4% Germany 15% P.R. China 5% France 6% Japan 13% Switzerland 5% Netherlands 4% EPO states 47% United Kingdom 3% Italy 3% Sweden 2% United States 25% Other EPO states 9% Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle. Note: Sums may vary slightly due to rounding.

  4. Top countries for European patent applications1 TOP40 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle.

  5. European patent applications1 per million inhabitants TOP30 EU28:139 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle. 2 Source of population figures: U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base.

  6. European patent applications1 – Belgium 2 360 2 211 2 152 2 041 +9.7% 1 927 2018 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle.

  7. European patent grants1 – Belgium 1 373 1 215 +13.0% 1 114 873 723 2018 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 The analysis is based on published patents granted by the EPO. In cases where several patentees are mentioned on the published patent, the country of residence of the first patentee listed applies.

  8. Leading fields of technology1 – global TOP10 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 The definition of the fields is based on the WIPO IPC technology concordance. The table is available at: http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/xls/ipc_technology.xls

  9. Leading 15 fields of technology1 – Belgium2(70% of all applications) 2018 2017 Other special machines Transport Computer technology Pharmaceuticals Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy Organic fine chemistry Biotechnology Materials, metallurgy Chemical engineering Civil engineering Measurement Semiconductors Medical technology Basic materials chemistry Textile and paper machines Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 The definition of the fields is based on the WIPO IPC technology concordance. The table is available at: http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ipstats/en/statistics/patents/xls/ipc_technology.xls 2 The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle.

  10. Top EPO applicants1 2018 – global TOP10 • EPO states • United States • R. Korea • P.R. China Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 This is the ranking of the main consolidated applicants at the EPO in 2018 (first-named applicant principle). It is based on European patent applications filed with the EPO, which include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period. Applications by identifiable subsidiaries, not necessarily located in the same country, are allocated to the consolidated applicants. The countries refer to the country of residence of the headquarters.

  11. Top EPO applicants 2018 – global TOP50 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives. 2 Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.

  12. Top applicants at the EPO in 2018 from Belgium1 TOP10 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 This is the ranking of the main consolidated applicants at the EPO in 2018 (first-named applicant principle). It is based on European patent applications filed with the EPO, which include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period. Applications by identifiable subsidiaries, not necessarily located in the same country, are allocated to the consolidated applicants. The countries refer to the country of residence of the headquarters.

  13. European patent applications1 2018 –regional breakdown – Belgium Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle.

  14. Leading European regions for patent applications1at the EPO in 2018 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle.

  15. Leading EU regions for patent applications1at the EPO in 2018 Source: EPO. Status: 21.1.2019. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.The geographic origin is based on the first-named applicant principle.

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