Patent applicants and patent applications; SIC 2008 of applicant, 2009-2010

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Patent applicants and patent applications; SIC 2008 of applicant, 2009-2010
Industry/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Enterprises applying for an EPO patent (number) Patent applications at the EPO (number) Enterprises applying for a NLOC patent (number) Patent applications at the NLOC (number)
A-U All economic activities 2010* 695 3,460 1,039 1,849
A-F Agriculture and industry 2010* 304 2,392 393 804
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2010* 12 16 22 24
01 Agriculture 2010* 11 15 22 24
02 Forestry and logging 2010* . . . .
03 Fishing and aquaculture 2010* 1 1 . .
B Mining and quarrying 2010* 1 123 3 4
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas 2010* . . 2 2
08 Mining and quarrying (no oil and gas) 2010* . . . .
09 Mining support activities 2010* 1 123 1 2
C Manufacturing 2010* 254 2,211 272 662
10 Manufacture of food products 2010* 14 49 8 23
11 Manufacture of beverages 2010* 1 4 1 1
12 Manufacture of tobacco products 2010* . . . .
13 Manufacture of textiles 2010* 6 12 3 3
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 2010* 1 3 . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 2010* 1 1 1 0
16 Manufacture of wood products 2010* 1 1 7 8
17 Manufacture of paper 2010* 5 7 4 4
18 Printing and reproduction 2010* . . 2 3
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 2010* 1 166 1 1
20 Manufacture of chemicals 2010* 19 274 5 11
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 2010* 7 56 1 1
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 2010* 17 20 20 39
23 Manufacture of building materials 2010* 7 9 10 12
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2010* 2 15 3 3
25 Manufacture of metal products 2010* 30 47 48 59
26 Manufacture of electronic products 2010* 20 270 20 38
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 2010* 12 1,013 13 26
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 2010* 63 193 68 336
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 2010* 12 23 12 30
30 Manufacture of other transport 2010* 7 13 13 25
31 Manufacture of furniture 2010* 2 3 6 9
32 Manufacture of other products 2010* 12 14 16 20
33 Repair and installation of machinery 2010* 14 20 10 11
D Electricity and gas supply 2010* 4 5 5 7
35 Electricity and gas supply 2010* 4 5 5 7
E Water supply and waste management 2010* 3 3 7 8
36 Water collection and distribution 2010* 1 1 1 1
37 Sewerage 2010* . . . .
38 Waste collection and treatment 2010* 1 1 6 8
39 Remediation, other waste management 2010* 1 1 . .
F Construction 2010* 30 35 84 100
41 Construction buildings, development 2010* 7 9 23 24
42 Civil engineering 2010* 9 14 12 24
43 Specialised construction activities 2010* 14 13 49 52
G+I Trade, hotels, restaurants, bars 2010* 130 225 235 302
G Wholesale and retail trade 2010* 129 224 231 298
45 Sale and repair of motor vehicles 2010* 5 5 16 19
46 Wholesale trade (no motor vehicles) 2010* 112 209 192 253
47 Retail trade (not in motor vehicles) 2010* 12 11 23 26
H+J Transport, ICT 2010* 35 77 38 41
H Transportation and storage 2010* 4 5 6 7
49 Land transport 2010* 1 1 3 4
50 Water transport 2010* . . 1 1
51 Air transport 2010* . . . .
52 Warehousing, services for transport 2010* 2 3 2 2
53 Postal and courier activities 2010* 1 1 . .
I Accommodation and food serving 2010* 1 1 4 4
55 Accommodation 2010* . . 1 1
56 Food and beverage service activities 2010* 1 1 3 3
J Information and communication 2010* 31 72 32 35
58 Publishing 2010* . . 1 1
59 Film, TV and music production etc 2010* 1 1 2 1
60 Programming and broadcasting 2010* . . . .
61 Telecommunications 2010* 4 22 1 1
62 Support activities in the field of IT 2010* 25 48 26 29
63 Information service activities 2010* 1 1 2 3
K Financial institutions 2010* 18 31 45 48
64 Financial institutions, no insurance 2010* 16 29 39 42
65 Insurance and pension funding 2010* . . . .
66 Other financial services 2010* 2 2 6 7
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2010* 2 2 8 10
68 Renting, buying, selling real estate 2010* 2 2 8 10
M-U Business and other services 2010* 206 656 320 418
M Other specialised business services 2010* 151 512 241 296
69 Legal services, administration etc. 2010* 6 6 7 7
70 Holding companies (not financial) 2010* 21 162 37 39
71 Architects, technical services etc. 2010* 52 87 122 143
72 Research and development 2010* 56 236 39 71
73 Advertising and market research 2010* 6 8 23 22
74 Other specialised business services 2010* 10 13 12 14
75 Veterinary activities 2010* . . 1 1
N Renting and other business support 2010* 16 30 28 42
77 Renting and leasing of tangible goods 2010* 10 17 17 32
78 Employment activities 2010* 3 11 2 2
79 Travel agencies, tour operators etc 2010* . . . .
80 Security and investigation 2010* . . 2 3
81 Facility management 2010* 3 2 7 5
82 Other business services 2010* . . . .
O Public administration and services 2010* . . 1 1
84 Public administration and services 2010* . . 1 1
P Education 2010* 13 58 17 49
85 Education 2010* 13 58 17 49
Q Health and social work activities 2010* 16 43 10 10
86 Human health activities 2010* 15 42 9 9
87 Residential care and guidance 2010* . . . .
88 Social work without accommodation 2010* 1 1 1 1
R Culture, sports and recreation 2010* 3 3 10 9
90 Arts 2010* 2 2 7 7
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table gives an overview of the number of patent applicants and patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) and NL Patent Office, a division of NL Agency (NLOC). Patents can be granted to enterprises, universities, institutions, private persons or other entities as long as the invention which they cover fulfils certain criteria. To obtain a patent the invention must be novel, contain an inventive step and be industrially applicable. This is assessed by a patent office like the EPO or NLOC. The patent office will grant or reject the application. The data are broken down by economic activity of the enterprise applying for a patent. For the classification by economic activity the Dutch Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2008) is used. The data give an indication which branches are (most) innovative.

This table has been stopped.

Data available from 2009 up to 2010.

Status of the figures:
Data are final for 2009. The data for 2010 are provisional. Since this table has been stopped, the data for 2010 will not be finalized.

Changes as of 30 October 2015:
None, this table has been stopped.

When will new figures be published?
No longer applicable.

Description topics

Enterprises applying for an EPO patent
Enterprises who applied for a patent to the European Patent Office (EPO)
in the period observed.
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A patent that is granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) is valid in
all member countries of the EPO. However the EPO patent must be validated
at the national patent office in order to be effective in member
countries.

Patent:
A patent is an intellectual property right issued by an authorised body
intended to protect a new product, process or technology.
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It gives the owner the legal right to prevent others from using, manufacturing,
selling, importing, etc. the invention. The patent remains in force for
limited duration and only in the country or countries concerned. Patents
can be granted to for example enterprises, institutions, individuals or
other entities as long as the invention meets the conditions for
patentability: novelty, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.
Patent applications at the EPO
Patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in the period
observed. A patent that is granted by the European Patent Office
(EPO) is valid in all member countries of the EPO. However the EPO
patent must be validated at the national patent office in order to be
effective in member countries.
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Patent:
A patent is an intellectual property right issued by an authorised body
intended to protect a new product, process or technology.
---
It gives the owner the legal right to prevent others from using, manufacturing,
selling, importing, etc. the invention. The patent remains in force for
limited duration and only in the country or countries concerned. Patents
can be granted to for example enterprises, institutions, individuals or
other entities as long as the invention meets the conditions for
patentability: novelty, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.
Enterprises applying for a NLOC patent
Enterprises who applied for a patent at the NL Patent Office (NLOC),
a division of Agency NL, in the period observed. Up to 2009, NL Patent
Office was known as the Netherlands Patent Office.
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A patent granted by NL Patent Office is only valid in The Netherlands.

Patent:
A patent is an intellectual property right issued by an authorised body
intended to protect a new product, process or technology.
---
It gives the owner the legal right to prevent others from using, manufacturing,
selling, importing, etc. the invention. The patent remains in force for
limited duration and only in the country or countries concerned. Patents
can be granted to for example enterprises, institutions, individuals or
other entities as long as the invention meets the conditions for
patentability: novelty, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.
Patent applications at the NLOC
Patent applications at the NL Patent Office (NLOC), a division of Agency
NL, in the period observed. A patent that is granted by the NL Patent
Office is only valid in The Netherlands.
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Patent:
A patent is an intellectual property right issued by an authorised body
intended to protect a new product, process or technology.
---
It gives the owner the legal right to prevent others from using, manufacturing,
selling, importing, etc. the invention. The patent remains in force for
limited duration and only in the country or countries concerned. Patents
can be granted to for example enterprises, institutions, individuals or
other entities as long as the invention meets the conditions for
patentability: novelty, non-obviousness and industrial applicability.