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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012)

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International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015)
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Belgium
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Bulgaria
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Czechia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Denmark
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Estonia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Ireland
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Greece
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Spain
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / France
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Croatia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Italy
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Cyprus
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Latvia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Lithuania
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Luxembourg
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Hungary
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Malta
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Netherlands
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Austria
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Poland
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Portugal
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Romania
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Slovenia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Slovakia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Finland
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Sweden
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Iceland
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Liechtenstein
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Norway
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Switzerland
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / United Kingdom
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / North Macedonia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Turkey
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Russia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Former Soviet Union (before 1991)/ Total components of the former Soviet Union
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / South Africa
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Canada
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / United States
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Mexico
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Brazil
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / China except Hong Kong
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Hong Kong
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Japan
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / South Korea
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Taiwan
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / India
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Singapore
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Israel
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Australia
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / New Zealand
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / All countries of the world
(Unit: NR) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015)
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Belgium
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Bulgaria
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Czechia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Denmark
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Estonia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Ireland
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Greece
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Spain
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / France
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Croatia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Italy
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Cyprus
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Latvia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Lithuania
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Luxembourg
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Hungary
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Malta
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Netherlands
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Austria
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Poland
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Portugal
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Romania
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Slovenia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Slovakia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Finland
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Sweden
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Iceland
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Liechtenstein
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Norway
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Switzerland
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / United Kingdom
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / North Macedonia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Turkey
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Russia
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / South Africa
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Canada
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / United States
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Mexico
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Brazil
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A
International patent classification (IPC) - total / Per million inhabitants / Japan
(Unit: P_MHAB) 		A