Patent applicants and applications; SIC 2008 and company size

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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	06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	06 Extraction of crude petroleum and gas	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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	C Manufacturing	Total employed persons	2020*	285	2,205	15	40	295	590	0	5
Total domestic and foreign	C Manufacturing	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	105	150	0	0	140	165	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	C Manufacturing	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	85	175	5	5	90	140	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	C Manufacturing	250 and more employed persons	2020*	90	1,875	10	35	65	285	0	5
Total domestic and foreign	C Manufacturing	Employed persons unknown	2020*	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	Total employed persons	2020*	15	55	0	0	15	30	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	250 and more employed persons	2020*	10	50	0	0	10	20	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	10 Manufacture of food products	Total employed persons	2020*	15	40	0	0	15	20	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10 Manufacture of food products	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10 Manufacture of food products	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10 Manufacture of food products	250 and more employed persons	2020*	10	35	0	0	10	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	10 Manufacture of food products	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	11 Manufacture of beverages	Total employed persons	2020*	0	15	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	11 Manufacture of beverages	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	11 Manufacture of beverages	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	11 Manufacture of beverages	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	15	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	11 Manufacture of beverages	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	12 Manufacture of tobacco products	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	13 Manufacture of textiles	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	13 Manufacture of textiles	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	13 Manufacture of textiles	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	13 Manufacture of textiles	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	13 Manufacture of textiles	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	Total employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	Total employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	15 Manufacture of leather and footwear	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	16 Manufacture of wood products	Total employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	16 Manufacture of wood products	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	16 Manufacture of wood products	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	16 Manufacture of wood products	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	16 Manufacture of wood products	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	Total employed persons	2020*	5	10	0	0	5	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	250 and more employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	17-18 Manufacture of paper and printing	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	17 Manufacture of paper	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	17 Manufacture of paper	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	17 Manufacture of paper	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	17 Manufacture of paper	250 and more employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	17 Manufacture of paper	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	Total employed persons	2020*	0	50	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	50	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	20 Manufacture of chemicals	Total employed persons	2020*	25	265	5	10	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	20 Manufacture of chemicals	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	20 Manufacture of chemicals	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	5	15	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	20 Manufacture of chemicals	250 and more employed persons	2020*	15	240	5	10	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	20 Manufacture of chemicals	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	Total employed persons	2020*	15	35	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	10	15	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	15	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	21 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals	Employed persons unknown	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	Total employed persons	2020*	20	30	0	0	20	30	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	10	15	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	250 and more employed persons	2020*	5	15	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	23 Manufacture of building materials	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	10	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	23 Manufacture of building materials	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	23 Manufacture of building materials	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	23 Manufacture of building materials	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	23 Manufacture of building materials	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	24 Manufacture of basic metals	Total employed persons	2020*	5	20	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	24 Manufacture of basic metals	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	24 Manufacture of basic metals	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	24 Manufacture of basic metals	250 and more employed persons	2020*	5	20	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	24 Manufacture of basic metals	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
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.