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	52 Warehousing, services for transport	Total employed persons	2020*	5	10	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	52 Warehousing, services for transport	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	52 Warehousing, services for transport	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	52 Warehousing, services for transport	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	52 Warehousing, services for transport	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	62-63 IT- and information services	Total employed persons	2020*	30	120	5	5	40	60	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62-63 IT- and information services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	20	20	0	0	30	45	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62-63 IT- and information services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	5	10	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62-63 IT- and information services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	5	90	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	62-63 IT- and information services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	66 Other financial services	Total employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	66 Other financial services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	66 Other financial services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	66 Other financial services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	66 Other financial services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	M-N Business services	Total employed persons	2020*	215	500	25	145	275	360	5	5
Total domestic and foreign	M-N Business services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	160	235	15	50	225	275	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	M-N Business services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	25	160	5	90	20	45	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	M-N Business services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	15	90	5	5	10	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	M-N Business services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	15	15	0	0	20	20	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	M Other specialised business services	Total employed persons	2020*	190	375	20	60	235	305	5	5
Total domestic and foreign	M Other specialised business services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	145	210	15	50	200	240	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	M Other specialised business services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	20	70	5	5	15	40	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	M Other specialised business services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	10	85	5	5	10	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	M Other specialised business services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	10	10	0	0	15	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	69 Legal services, administration etc.	Total employed persons	2020*	10	10	0	0	10	15	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	69 Legal services, administration etc.	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	10	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	69 Legal services, administration etc.	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	69 Legal services, administration etc.	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	69 Legal services, administration etc.	Employed persons unknown	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	71 Architects, technical services etc.	Total employed persons	2020*	60	110	5	40	95	135	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	71 Architects, technical services etc.	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	45	85	5	40	75	95	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	71 Architects, technical services etc.	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	10	15	0	0	5	20	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	71 Architects, technical services etc.	250 and more employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	10	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	71 Architects, technical services etc.	Employed persons unknown	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	74 Other specialised business services	Total employed persons	2020*	15	15	0	5	30	35	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	74 Other specialised business services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	10	15	0	5	25	30	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	74 Other specialised business services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	74 Other specialised business services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	74 Other specialised business services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	82 Other business services	Total employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	82 Other business services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	82 Other business services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	82 Other business services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	82 Other business services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	O Public administration and services	Total employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	O Public administration and services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	O Public administration and services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	O Public administration and services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	O Public administration and services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	84 Public administration and services	Total employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	84 Public administration and services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	84 Public administration and services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	84 Public administration and services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	84 Public administration and services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	Total employed persons	2020*	10	20	0	0	10	60	0	5
Total domestic and foreign	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	15	0	0	10	60	0	5
Total domestic and foreign	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	R-U Culture, recreation, other services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	96 Other personal services	Total employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	96 Other personal services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total domestic and foreign	96 Other personal services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	96 Other personal services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Total domestic and foreign	96 Other personal services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	52 Warehousing, services for transport	Total employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic	52 Warehousing, services for transport	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Domestic	52 Warehousing, services for transport	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	52 Warehousing, services for transport	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	52 Warehousing, services for transport	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	62-63 IT- and information services	Total employed persons	2020*	20	35	0	0	35	55	0	0
Domestic	62-63 IT- and information services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	15	20	0	0	30	45	0	0
Domestic	62-63 IT- and information services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0
Domestic	62-63 IT- and information services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	10	0	0	0	5	0	0
Domestic	62-63 IT- and information services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	0	0	0	0
Domestic	66 Other financial services	Total employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Domestic	66 Other financial services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Domestic	66 Other financial services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	66 Other financial services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	66 Other financial services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	M-N Business services	Total employed persons	2020*	190	345	15	45	265	340	5	5
Domestic	M-N Business services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	150	210	10	40	220	270	0	0
Domestic	M-N Business services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	15	35	0	0	15	40	0	0
Domestic	M-N Business services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	10	85	5	5	5	15	0	0
Domestic	M-N Business services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	15	15	0	0	20	20	0	0
Domestic	M Other specialised business services	Total employed persons	2020*	170	320	15	45	230	295	5	5
Domestic	M Other specialised business services	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	135	195	10	40	195	235	0	0
Domestic	M Other specialised business services	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	15	30	0	0	10	30	0	0
Domestic	M Other specialised business services	250 and more employed persons	2020*	10	85	5	5	5	10	0	0
Domestic	M Other specialised business services	Employed persons unknown	2020*	10	10	0	0	15	15	0	0
Domestic	69 Legal services, administration etc.	Total employed persons	2020*	10	10	0	0	10	15	0	0
Domestic	69 Legal services, administration etc.	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	5	5	0	0	10	10	0	0
Domestic	69 Legal services, administration etc.	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
Domestic	69 Legal services, administration etc.	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	0	0	0	.	.	.	.
Domestic	69 Legal services, administration etc.	Employed persons unknown	2020*	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0
Domestic	71 Architects, technical services etc.	Total employed persons	2020*	55	100	0	30	90	130	0	0
Domestic	71 Architects, technical services etc.	0 to 49 employed persons	2020*	40	75	0	30	75	90	0	0
Domestic	71 Architects, technical services etc.	50 to 249 employed persons	2020*	5	10	0	0	5	20	0	0
Domestic	71 Architects, technical services etc.	250 and more employed persons	2020*	0	5	0	0	5	10	0	0
Domestic	71 Architects, technical services etc.	Employed persons unknown	2020*	5	5	0	0	5	5	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.