European patent applications from 2013-2022

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Catalina Espinosa,
Sep 2, 2024
The number of patent applications in Europe in 2022 was 193,460 compared with 188,809 in 2021, an increase of around 4,500 patent applications.

Total number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office from 2013 to 2022

CharacteristicPatent applications
2022 193,460
2021 188,809
2020 180,417
2019 181,532
2018 174,481
2017 166,594
2016 159,087
2015 160,004
2014 152,703
2013 148,027
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July 2023

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