Patent applicants and applications; SIC 2008 and company size
| Country (UCI) | SIC 2008 | Company size | Periods | EPO-Patent applicants (number) | EPO-Patent applications (number) | EPO-Patent Applicants with foreign cooperation (number) | EPO-Patent Applications with foreign cooperation (number) | OCNL-Patent Patent applicants (number) | OCNL-Patent Patent applications (number) | OCNL-Patent Applicants with foreign cooperation (number) | OCNL-Patent Applications with foreign cooperation (number) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total domestic and foreign | A-U All economic activities | Total employed persons | 2013 | 895 | 4,140 | 70 | 550 | 1,160 | 1,490 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A-U All economic activities | Total employed persons | 2014 | 895 | 4,385 | 70 | 440 | 1,175 | 1,660 | 15 | 15 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A-U All economic activities | Total employed persons | 2015 | 905 | 4,590 | 75 | 460 | 1,135 | 1,705 | 10 | 10 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A-U All economic activities | Total employed persons | 2016 | 890 | 4,190 | 65 | 460 | 1,115 | 1,615 | 10 | 10 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A-U All economic activities | Total employed persons | 2017 | 870 | 4,245 | 50 | 370 | 1,100 | 1,665 | 10 | 10 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A-U All economic activities | Total employed persons | 2018** | 870 | 4,190 | 80 | 370 | 1,075 | 1,635 | 15 | 15 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A-U All economic activities | Total employed persons | 2019* | 750 | 3,395 | 65 | 280 | 1,065 | 1,715 | 15 | 15 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2013 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2014 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2015 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2016 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2017 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2018** | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2019* | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | B Mining and quarrying | Total employed persons | 2013 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | B Mining and quarrying | Total employed persons | 2014 | 5 | 140 | 0 | 120 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | B Mining and quarrying | Total employed persons | 2015 | 5 | 120 | 0 | 105 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | B Mining and quarrying | Total employed persons | 2016 | 5 | 110 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | B Mining and quarrying | Total employed persons | 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | B Mining and quarrying | Total employed persons | 2018** | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | B Mining and quarrying | Total employed persons | 2019* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | C Manufacturing | Total employed persons | 2013 | 240 | 2,620 | 20 | 295 | 265 | 425 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | C Manufacturing | Total employed persons | 2014 | 240 | 2,820 | 20 | 225 | 245 | 525 | 5 | 10 |
| Total domestic and foreign | C Manufacturing | Total employed persons | 2015 | 275 | 3,135 | 20 | 225 | 260 | 610 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | C Manufacturing | Total employed persons | 2016 | 295 | 2,915 | 20 | 270 | 295 | 560 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | C Manufacturing | Total employed persons | 2017 | 275 | 2,820 | 15 | 150 | 275 | 635 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | C Manufacturing | Total employed persons | 2018** | 285 | 2,650 | 30 | 120 | 270 | 620 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | C Manufacturing | Total employed persons | 2019* | 260 | 2,165 | 20 | 30 | 280 | 700 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2013 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2016 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2018** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2019* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2018** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2019* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | F Construction | Total employed persons | 2013 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | F Construction | Total employed persons | 2014 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | F Construction | Total employed persons | 2015 | 20 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | F Construction | Total employed persons | 2016 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | F Construction | Total employed persons | 2017 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | F Construction | Total employed persons | 2018** | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | F Construction | Total employed persons | 2019* | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | G Wholesale and retail trade | Total employed persons | 2013 | 100 | 210 | 5 | 20 | 150 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | G Wholesale and retail trade | Total employed persons | 2014 | 125 | 265 | 5 | 25 | 160 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | G Wholesale and retail trade | Total employed persons | 2015 | 115 | 190 | 5 | 10 | 165 | 210 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | G Wholesale and retail trade | Total employed persons | 2016 | 105 | 195 | 5 | 10 | 165 | 215 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | G Wholesale and retail trade | Total employed persons | 2017 | 120 | 310 | 5 | 70 | 150 | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | G Wholesale and retail trade | Total employed persons | 2018** | 95 | 195 | 0 | 5 | 135 | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | G Wholesale and retail trade | Total employed persons | 2019* | 95 | 165 | 5 | 10 | 135 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | H Transportation and storage | Total employed persons | 2013 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | H Transportation and storage | Total employed persons | 2014 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | H Transportation and storage | Total employed persons | 2015 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | H Transportation and storage | Total employed persons | 2016 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | H Transportation and storage | Total employed persons | 2017 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | H Transportation and storage | Total employed persons | 2018** | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | H Transportation and storage | Total employed persons | 2019* | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | I Accommodation and food serving | Total employed persons | 2013 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | I Accommodation and food serving | Total employed persons | 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | I Accommodation and food serving | Total employed persons | 2015 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | I Accommodation and food serving | Total employed persons | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | I Accommodation and food serving | Total employed persons | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | I Accommodation and food serving | Total employed persons | 2018** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | I Accommodation and food serving | Total employed persons | 2019* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2013 | 30 | 175 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2014 | 25 | 155 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2015 | 25 | 160 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2016 | 30 | 140 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2017 | 30 | 140 | 0 | 10 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2018** | 25 | 200 | 5 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2019* | 30 | 160 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | K Financial institutions | Total employed persons | 2013 | 15 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | K Financial institutions | Total employed persons | 2014 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | K Financial institutions | Total employed persons | 2015 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 95 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | K Financial institutions | Total employed persons | 2016 | 30 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | K Financial institutions | Total employed persons | 2017 | 35 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | K Financial institutions | Total employed persons | 2018** | 50 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | K Financial institutions | Total employed persons | 2019* | 35 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total employed persons | 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total employed persons | 2014 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total employed persons | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total employed persons | 2016 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total employed persons | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total employed persons | 2018** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | L Renting, buying, selling real estate | Total employed persons | 2019* | . | . | . | . | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | M Other specialised business services | Total employed persons | 2013 | 105 | 270 | 5 | 10 | 170 | 220 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | M Other specialised business services | Total employed persons | 2014 | 125 | 275 | 5 | 10 | 175 | 235 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | M Other specialised business services | Total employed persons | 2015 | 140 | 395 | 15 | 60 | 195 | 270 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | M Other specialised business services | Total employed persons | 2016 | 170 | 405 | 15 | 50 | 200 | 300 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | M Other specialised business services | Total employed persons | 2017 | 165 | 405 | 10 | 50 | 180 | 240 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | M Other specialised business services | Total employed persons | 2018** | 175 | 395 | 15 | 45 | 180 | 245 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | M Other specialised business services | Total employed persons | 2019* | 150 | 340 | 10 | 50 | 215 | 285 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | N Renting and other business support | Total employed persons | 2013 | 10 | 90 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | N Renting and other business support | Total employed persons | 2014 | 10 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | N Renting and other business support | Total employed persons | 2015 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | N Renting and other business support | Total employed persons | 2016 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | N Renting and other business support | Total employed persons | 2017 | 25 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | N Renting and other business support | Total employed persons | 2018** | 30 | 100 | 0 | 45 | 30 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | N Renting and other business support | Total employed persons | 2019* | 20 | 105 | 5 | 70 | 30 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | O Public administration and services | Total employed persons | 2013 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | O Public administration and services | Total employed persons | 2014 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | O Public administration and services | Total employed persons | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | O Public administration and services | Total employed persons | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | O Public administration and services | Total employed persons | 2017 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | O Public administration and services | Total employed persons | 2018** | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | O Public administration and services | Total employed persons | 2019* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | P Education | Total employed persons | 2013 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | P Education | Total employed persons | 2014 | 10 | 45 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | P Education | Total employed persons | 2015 | 10 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | P Education | Total employed persons | 2016 | 10 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | P Education | Total employed persons | 2017 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | P Education | Total employed persons | 2018** | 10 | 80 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | P Education | Total employed persons | 2019* | 10 | 45 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Q Health and social work activities | Total employed persons | 2013 | 20 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Q Health and social work activities | Total employed persons | 2014 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Q Health and social work activities | Total employed persons | 2015 | 15 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Q Health and social work activities | Total employed persons | 2016 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Q Health and social work activities | Total employed persons | 2017 | 15 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Q Health and social work activities | Total employed persons | 2018** | 10 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Q Health and social work activities | Total employed persons | 2019* | 15 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | R Culture, sports and recreation | Total employed persons | 2013 | 5 | 180 | 0 | 155 | 10 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | R Culture, sports and recreation | Total employed persons | 2014 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | R Culture, sports and recreation | Total employed persons | 2015 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | R Culture, sports and recreation | Total employed persons | 2016 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | R Culture, sports and recreation | Total employed persons | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | R Culture, sports and recreation | Total employed persons | 2018** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | R Culture, sports and recreation | Total employed persons | 2019* | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | S Other service activities | Total employed persons | 2013 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | S Other service activities | Total employed persons | 2014 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | S Other service activities | Total employed persons | 2015 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | S Other service activities | Total employed persons | 2016 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | S Other service activities | Total employed persons | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | S Other service activities | Total employed persons | 2018** | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | S Other service activities | Total employed persons | 2019* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | T Activities of households | Total employed persons | 2013 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | T Activities of households | Total employed persons | 2014 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | T Activities of households | Total employed persons | 2015 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | T Activities of households | Total employed persons | 2016 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | T Activities of households | Total employed persons | 2017 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | T Activities of households | Total employed persons | 2018** | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | T Activities of households | Total employed persons | 2019* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | U Extraterritorial organisations | Total employed persons | 2013 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | U Extraterritorial organisations | Total employed persons | 2014 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | U Extraterritorial organisations | Total employed persons | 2015 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | U Extraterritorial organisations | Total employed persons | 2016 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | U Extraterritorial organisations | Total employed persons | 2017 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | U Extraterritorial organisations | Total employed persons | 2018** | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | U Extraterritorial organisations | Total employed persons | 2019* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Total domestic and foreign | Unknown | Total employed persons | 2013 | 325 | 460 | 25 | 25 | 385 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Unknown | Total employed persons | 2014 | 260 | 425 | 20 | 20 | 385 | 385 | 5 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Unknown | Total employed persons | 2015 | 205 | 310 | 15 | 25 | 245 | 220 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Unknown | Total employed persons | 2016 | 135 | 155 | 5 | 5 | 205 | 190 | 0 | 0 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Unknown | Total employed persons | 2017 | 125 | 175 | 10 | 60 | 260 | 255 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Unknown | Total employed persons | 2018** | 135 | 385 | 15 | 110 | 275 | 250 | 5 | 5 |
| Total domestic and foreign | Unknown | Total employed persons | 2019* | 90 | 250 | 10 | 90 | 230 | 215 | 5 | 5 |
| Source: CBS. | |||||||||||
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This table gives an overview of the number of patent applicants and patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). 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 OCNL. 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. Additionally, a breakdown by enterprise size class is available.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are definitive for the years 2013 – 2017. For 2018 the figure is revised provisional. For 2019 the figure is provisional.
Changes as of 10 February 2023:
Provisional figures about 2018 and 2019 have been updated.
Correction over the years 2013-2019. In addition to the semi-annual update of the StatLine table based on the 'PATSTAT autumn' dataset, there has also been a correction. Previously, a patent applicant was counted via the psn_id (the ID for standardised names within PATSTAT), with each psn_id representing a unique applicant. Further analysis of the microdata shows that some companies are nevertheless represented by multiple psn_id's, resulting in some companies being doubly counted as patent applicants. With this correction, the companies themselves are counted as applicants instead of the psn_ids, eliminating double counting. This correction covers all reference years and concerns a few dozen fewer patent applicants per year than before. Furthermore, the statistics are now rounded to multiples of five.
When will new figures be published?
Mid 2023 new figures about 2020 will be published.
Description topics
- EPO-Patent
- 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.
- applicants
- Enterprises who applied for a patent 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.
- applications
- 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.
- Applicants with foreign cooperation
- Enterprises who applied for a patent at the European Patent Office (EPO) in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for any of its applications.
- Applications with foreign cooperation
- Patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for this specific application.
- OCNL-Patent
- A patent that is granted by NL Patent Office (OCNL), a division of Agency NL, is only valid in the Netherlands.
- Patent applicants
- Enterprises who applied for a patent at the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in the period observed.
A patent that is granted by NL Patent Office (OCNL), a division of Agency NL, is only valid in the Netherlands.
- Patent applications
- Patent applications at the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in the period observed.
A patent that is granted by NL Patent Office (OCNL), a division of Agency NL, is only valid in the Netherlands.
- Applicants with foreign cooperation
- Enterprises who applied for a patent at the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for any of its applications.
- Applications with foreign cooperation
- Patent applications at the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for this specific application.