EPO Patent Index 2023

EPO Patent Index 2023

by | Apr 23, 2024 | News

The European Patent Office-EPO has published the EPO Patent Index 2023, i.e. the statistical analysis of patent activities at the office referring to 2023. In 2023, the EPO received 199,275 patent applications, an absolute record to date, which is 2.9% more than in...
EPO’s Patent index 2022

EPO’s Patent index 2022

by | Apr 10, 2023 | News

EPO has just published the annual report on European patent applications and granted patents filed in 2022. The number of patent applications filed in 2022 has grown by 2,5% respect 2021, achieving the new maximum of 193.460 filings. The United States, Germany, Japan,...
WIPO – 2022 Statistics report

WIPO – 2022 Statistics report

by | Apr 10, 2023 | News

Despite the economic uncertainty at the global level, the number of international patent application PCT has slightly increased with respect to 2021, by 0,3%, reaching 278.100 filings. China, the United States, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Germany are the more...
Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court

Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court

by | Mar 1, 2023 | News

On 17th February, Germany deposited the ratification of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court (UPCA). The step marks the successful completion of the necessary ratification procedures by the participating EU member states for the Unitary Patent Package to become...