The European Patent Office (EPO) published the statistics of the European patent applications on March 20, 2024.
Consult the details: EPO Patent Index
Remarkable fact on a European level:
- Innovation in digital and clean energy technologies drives patent demand in Europe in 2023
- Patent applications up 2.9% compared to 2022
- Innovation in digital and clean energy technologies
- 27% of patent applications from Europe name at least one woman as inventor
- Almost one in four patents is applied for by a small business
- The top five countries of origin of patent applications: United States, Germany, Japan, China and Korea
- Huawei, Samsung, LG, Qualcomm and Ericsson top the list of patent applicants.
Belgium specific facts:
- Belgian healthcare innovation grown in 2023
- Patent applications in biotechnology from Belgium increased by 28% by 2023 - the third consecutive year of significant growth
- Belgium is the 13th country for patent applications to the European Patent Office;
- KU Leuven largest patent applicant among European universities
- Belgium represented three times in the top 10
- Belgian patent holders showed strong interest in the benefits of the new unitary patent, with a utilisation rate of 31.9%.
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