Facts and Figures
Patent Applications — 2021	Patents

Source of data:

• Eurostat Data Browser - Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
  Source of data for Eurostat: European Patent Office (EPO)
  Eurostat Online data code: [pat_ep_tot]
  Last update: 31. 03. 2023

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)

European Patent Applications per Million Inhabitants

Number of European Patent Applications per Million Inhabitants and Index

Index of European Patent Applications in 2021 According to the 2020

European Patent Applications per Million Inhabitants in 2021