Patent applicants and applications; SIC 2008 and company size

Changed on: 06/02/2024 02:00

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	2020*	820	3,405	75	345	1,105	1,645	20	20
Total domestic and foreign	A-U All economic activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	405	570	20	55	625	775	10	10
Total domestic and foreign	A-U All economic activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	140	375	10	95	145	235	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	A-U All economic activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	160	2,205	35	65	115	410	5	5
Total domestic and foreign	A-U All economic activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	120	255	10	130	220	225	5	5
Total domestic and foreign	09 Mining support activities	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	09 Mining support activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	09 Mining support activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	09 Mining support activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	09 Mining support activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	43 Specialised construction activities	Total employed persons	2020*	5	10	0	0	20	20	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	43 Specialised construction activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	15	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	43 Specialised construction activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	43 Specialised construction activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	43 Specialised construction activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	53 Postal and courier activities	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	53 Postal and courier activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	53 Postal and courier activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	53 Postal and courier activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	53 Postal and courier activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	56 Food and beverage service activities	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	56 Food and beverage service activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	56 Food and beverage service activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	56 Food and beverage service activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	56 Food and beverage service activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	62 Support activities in the field of IT	Total employed persons	2020*	30	120	5	5	40	60	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62 Support activities in the field of IT	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	15	20	0	0	30	45	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62 Support activities in the field of IT	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62 Support activities in the field of IT	250 and more employed persons	2020*	5	90	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62 Support activities in the field of IT	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	63 Information service activities	Total employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	63 Information service activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	63 Information service activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	63 Information service activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	63 Information service activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	75 Veterinary activities	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	75 Veterinary activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	75 Veterinary activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	75 Veterinary activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	75 Veterinary activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	78 Employment activities	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	78 Employment activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	78 Employment activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	78 Employment activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	78 Employment activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc.	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc.	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc.	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc.	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	81 Cleaning activities, gardening etc.	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	Q Health and social work activities	Total employed persons	2020*	20	45	5	5	20	30	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	Q Health and social work activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	10	10	0	0	10	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	Q Health and social work activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	Q Health and social work activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	10	30	5	5	5	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	Q Health and social work activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	86 Human health activities	Total employed persons	2020*	20	45	5	5	15	30	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	86 Human health activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	10	10	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	86 Human health activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	86 Human health activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	10	30	5	5	5	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	86 Human health activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	S Other service activities	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	S Other service activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	S Other service activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	S Other service activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	S Other service activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	T Activities of households	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	T Activities of households	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	T Activities of households	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	T Activities of households	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	T Activities of households	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	A-U All economic activities	Total employed persons	2020*	660	2,600	50	225	1,015	1,450	20	20
Domestic	A-U All economic activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	365	495	15	45	605	750	10	10
Domestic	A-U All economic activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	80	120	0	0	110	175	0	0
Domestic	A-U All economic activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	90	1,730	25	50	80	300	5	5
Domestic	A-U All economic activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	120	255	10	130	220	225	5	5
Domestic	09 Mining support activities	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	10	0	0
Domestic	09 Mining support activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic	09 Mining support activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Domestic	09 Mining support activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	0
Domestic	09 Mining support activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	43 Specialised construction activities	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	15	15	0	0
Domestic	43 Specialised construction activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	15	15	0	0
Domestic	43 Specialised construction activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic	43 Specialised construction activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	43 Specialised construction activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	53 Postal and courier activities	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	53 Postal and courier activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	53 Postal and courier activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	53 Postal and courier activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	53 Postal and courier activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	56 Food and beverage service activities	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	5	5	0	0
Domestic	56 Food and beverage service activities	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	5	5	0	0
Domestic	56 Food and beverage service activities	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	56 Food and beverage service activities	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	56 Food and beverage service activities	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	62 Support activities in the field of IT	Total employed persons	2020*	20	30	0	0	35	55	0	0
Domestic	62 Support activities in the field of IT	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	15	20	0	0	30	40	0	0
Domestic	62 Support activities in the field of IT	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Domestic	62 Support activities in the field of IT	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	10	0	0	0	5	0	0
Domestic	62 Support activities in the field of IT	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Source: CBS.

Explanation of symbols

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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 from 2013 to 2018 are final. The figures for 2019 are revised provisional. The figures for 2020 are provisional.

Changes as of 6 February 2024:
Provisional figures for 2019 and 2020 have been updated.

Changes as of June 30, 2023:
The figures for 2018 and 2019 have been adjusted and the provisional figures for 2020 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Mid 2024 the figures for 2019 and 2020 will be updated and new figures for 2021 will be added. Beginning of 2025 the figures for 2020 and 2021 will be updated.

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.