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Patents EPO EU-27

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Contact

ARIS, T:(+386 1) 400 5910, E: analize@aris-rs.si

Latest update

6/17/2026

Unit

Number of patents,Number of patents per million inhabitants,Year on year growth rate,Year on year growth rate (number per mio),Position in EU-27 (number per mio),As % of value of EU-27 (number per mio),As % of value of Country (number per mio)

Creation date

3/30/2026

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Source

Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency

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SiRID-0002

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Source of data:

Eurostat Data Browser — Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Eurostat Online data code: pat_ep_tot; DOI
Source of data for Eurostat: European Patent Office (EPO)
Unit of measure: Per million inhabitants [P_MHAB]
Last update: 28. 03. 2025

EPO - European Patent Office
Download site: Data to download
Data file: Patent Index 2024 - European patent applications per field of technology and per country of residence of the applicant for each individual year 2015-2024.xlsx
Last update: 24. 03. 2025

Additional information:

The European patent application is published as soon as possible after the expiry of eighteen months from the date of filing or the earliest priority date.
(EPO Article 93 - Publication of the European patent application)

EU-27
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czechia
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Greece
Spain
Finland
France
Croatia
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia

All sectors and fields
0 - Unclassified
0.00 - Unclassified
1 - Electrical engineering
1.01 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy
1.02 - Audio-visual technology
1.03 - Telecommunications
1.04 - Digital communication
1.05 - Basic communication processes
1.06 - Computer technology
1.07 - IT methods for management
1.08 - Semiconductors
2 - Instruments
2.01 - Optics
2.02 - Measurement
2.03 - Analysis of biological materials
2.04 - Control
2.05 - Medical technology
3 - Chemistry
3.01 - Organic fine chemistry
3.02 - Biotechnology
3.03 - Pharmaceuticals
3.04 - Macromolecular chemistry, polymers
3.05 - Food chemistry
3.06 - Basic materials chemistry
3.07 - Materials, metallurgy
3.08 - Surface technology, coating
3.09 - Micro-structural and nano-technology
3.10 - Chemical engineering
3.11 - Environmental technology
4 - Mechanical engineering
4.01 - Handling
4.02 - Machine tools
4.03 - Engines, pumps, turbines
4.04 - Textile and paper machines
4.05 - Other special machines
4.06 - Thermal processes and apparatus
4.07 - Mechanical elements
4.08 - Transport
5 - Other fields
5.01 - Furniture, games
5.02 - Other consumer goods
5.03 - Civil engineering