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

View full table Show description
Industry/branches (SIC 2008) 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 695 3,460 1,039 1,849
06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas . . 2 2
09 Mining support activities 1 123 1 2
C Manufacturing 254 2,211 272 662
10 Manufacture of food products 14 49 8 23
11 Manufacture of beverages 1 4 1 1
12 Manufacture of tobacco products . . . .
13 Manufacture of textiles 6 12 3 3
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel 1 3 . .
15 Manufacture of leather and footwear 1 1 1 0
16 Manufacture of wood products 1 1 7 8
17 Manufacture of paper 5 7 4 4
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 1 166 1 1
20 Manufacture of chemicals 19 274 5 11
21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals 7 56 1 1
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 17 20 20 39
23 Manufacture of building materials 7 9 10 12
24 Manufacture of basic metals 2 15 3 3
25 Manufacture of metal products 30 47 48 59
26 Manufacture of electronic products 20 270 20 38
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 12 1,013 13 26
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 63 193 68 336
29 Manufacture of cars and trailers 12 23 12 30
30 Manufacture of other transport 7 13 13 25
31 Manufacture of furniture 2 3 6 9
32 Manufacture of other products 12 14 16 20
43 Specialised construction activities 14 13 49 52
53 Postal and courier activities 1 1 . .
56 Food and beverage service activities 1 1 3 3
62 Support activities in the field of IT 25 48 26 29
63 Information service activities 1 1 2 3
75 Veterinary activities . . 1 1
78 Employment activities 3 11 2 2
Q Health and social work activities 16 43 10 10
86 Human health activities 15 42 9 9
87 Residential care and guidance . . . .
S Other service activities 7 10 13 12
T Activities of households . . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.
---
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.