EPO：2017年欧洲专利申请年度报告 (英文版)(9页).pdf

1、1 Annual Report 2017 - At a glance Annual Report 2017 Statistics at a glance Total European patent applications This graph shows the geographic origin of the European patent applications1 filed with the EPO. The geographic origin of the file is determined by the country of residence of the first app

2、licant listed on the application form (first-named applicant principle2). 20132014201520162017 US 26% JP 13% CN 5% KR 4% Others 5% +4.8%+3.2%- 0.4%+3.9%- 0.4% 165 590 EPO states3 47% Source: EPO. Status: 22.1.2018. 1 European patent applications include direct European applications and international

3、 (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period. 2 In cases where several applicants are mentioned on the application form, the country of residence of the first applicant listed applies. 3 EPO states: the 38 member states of the European Patent Organisation, which in

4、cludes the 28 states of the EU. More information on 2017 statistics at www.epo.org/statistics-indicators2017 Annual Report 2017 - At a glance 2 Origin of the European patent applications This graph shows the geographic origin of the European patent applications1 determined by the country of residenc

5、e of the first applicant listed on the application form (first-named applicant principle2). Country Change20162017 DE1.9%25 49025 012 FR 0.5%10 55910 504 CH0.6%7 2837 241 IT4.3%4 3524 172 GB2.4%5 3135 188 NL2.7%7 0436 857 SE4.9%3 7283 555 Other EPO states36.8%14 53913 611 US5.8%42 30039 998 JP3.5%21

6、 71220 986 CN 16.6%8 3307 142 KR -8.2%6 2616 821 Others 5.5%8 6808 229 US 26% Other EPO States3 10% JP 13% KR 4% CN 5% Others 5% DE 15% FR 6% NL 4% CH 4% GB 3% IT 3% SE 2% More information on 2017 statistics at www.epo.org/statistics-indicators2017 Source: EPO. Status: 22.1.2018. 1 European patent a