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) |
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Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | D Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 35 Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 35 Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 35 Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 35 Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 35 Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2020* | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 80 Security and investigation | Total employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 80 Security and investigation | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 80 Security and investigation | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 80 Security and investigation | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 80 Security and investigation | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | D Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | D Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | D Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | D Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | 35 Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | 35 Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | 35 Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | 35 Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | 35 Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2020* | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | E Water supply and waste management | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | E Water supply and waste management | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | E Water supply and waste management | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | E Water supply and waste management | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | 80 Security and investigation | Total employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | 80 Security and investigation | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Domestic | 80 Security and investigation | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | 80 Security and investigation | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Domestic | 80 Security and investigation | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | D Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | D Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | D Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | D Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 35 Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | 35 Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 35 Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 35 Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | 35 Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | E Water supply and waste management | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | E Water supply and waste management | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | E Water supply and waste management | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | E Water supply and waste management | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 80 Security and investigation | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 80 Security and investigation | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 80 Security and investigation | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 80 Security and investigation | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 80 Security and investigation | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | D Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | D Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | D Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | D Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 35 Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 35 Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 35 Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 35 Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 35 Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | E Water supply and waste management | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | E Water supply and waste management | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | E Water supply and waste management | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | E Water supply and waste management | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 80 Security and investigation | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 80 Security and investigation | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 80 Security and investigation | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 80 Security and investigation | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Equally-shared control | 80 Security and investigation | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | D Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | D Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | D Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | D Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | D Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 35 Energy supply | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 35 Energy supply | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 35 Energy supply | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 35 Energy supply | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 35 Energy supply | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | E Water supply and waste management | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | E Water supply and waste management | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | E Water supply and waste management | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | E Water supply and waste management | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | E Water supply and waste management | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 80 Security and investigation | Total employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 80 Security and investigation | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 80 Security and investigation | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 80 Security and investigation | 250 and more employed persons | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Extra EU-27 not allocated | 80 Security and investigation | Employed persons unknown | 2020* | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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 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.