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Patent applications in Europe

Europe (Number in 2021)

Germany is the top country by patent applications among 41 countries. As of 2021, patent applications in Germany was 18,747 that accounts for 38.51% of total patent applications. The top 5 countries (others are Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Luxembourg) account for 84.12% of it. The total patent applications was estimated at 48,679 in 2021.

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Germany 18,747 WB
Russian Federation 11,408 WB
United Kingdom 7,263 WB
Ukraine 2,091 WB
Luxembourg 1,441 WB
Netherlands 1,390 WB
France 1,373 WB
Italy 797 WB
San Marino 722 WB
Norway 634 WB
Greece 532 WB
Sweden 425 WB
Belgium 415 WB
Switzerland 267 WB
Denmark 186 WB
Austria 175 WB
Spain 126 WB
Poland 111 WB
Belarus 110 WB
Finland 105 WB
Czech Republic 59 WB
Romania 45 WB
Ireland 42 WB
North Macedonia 42 WB
Portugal 42 WB
Serbia 18 WB
Slovenia 17 WB
Hungary 13 WB
Slovakia 13 WB
Republic of Moldova 12 WB
Croatia 11 WB
Lithuania 9 WB
Andorra 8 WB
Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 WB
Bulgaria 6 WB
Malta 5 WB
Montenegro 5 in 2020 WB
Latvia 4 WB
Monaco 3 WB
Iceland 2 WB
Albania 1 WB
Estonia 1 WB
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