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Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013)

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Series	Description	Direct Link
IPC.NR.EU27_2020	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.EU28	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.EA19	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015) (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.EA18	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Euro area - 18 countries (2014) (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.BE	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Belgium (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.BG	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Bulgaria (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.CZ	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Czechia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.DK	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Denmark (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.DE	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.EE	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Estonia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.IE	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Ireland (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.EL	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Greece (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.ES	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Spain (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.FR	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / France (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.HR	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Croatia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.IT	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Italy (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.CY	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Cyprus (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.LV	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Latvia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.LT	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Lithuania (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.LU	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Luxembourg (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.HU	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Hungary (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.MT	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Malta (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.NL	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Netherlands (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.AT	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Austria (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.PL	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Poland (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.PT	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Portugal (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.RO	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Romania (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.SI	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Slovenia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.SK	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Slovakia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.FI	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Finland (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.SE	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Sweden (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.IS	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Iceland (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.LI	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Liechtenstein (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.NO	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Norway (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.CH	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Switzerland (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.UK	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / United Kingdom (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.MK	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / North Macedonia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.TR	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Turkey (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.RU	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Russia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.EX_SU	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Former Soviet Union (before 1991)/ Total components of the former Soviet Union (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.ZA	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / South Africa (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.CA	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Canada (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.US	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / United States (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.MX	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Mexico (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.BR	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Brazil (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.CN_X_HK	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / China except Hong Kong (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.HK	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Hong Kong (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.JP	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Japan (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.KR	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / South Korea (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.TW	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Taiwan (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.IN	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / India (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.SG	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Singapore (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.IL	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Israel (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.AU	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / Australia (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.NZ	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / New Zealand (Unit: NR)	A
IPC.NR.WORLD	International patent classification (IPC) - total / Number / All countries of the world (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.EU27_2020	Section A - Human necessities / Number / European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.EU28	Section A - Human necessities / Number / European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.EA19	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015) (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.EA18	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Euro area - 18 countries (2014) (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.BE	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Belgium (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.BG	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Bulgaria (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.CZ	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Czechia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.DK	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Denmark (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.DE	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG) (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.EE	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Estonia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.IE	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Ireland (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.EL	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Greece (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.ES	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Spain (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.FR	Section A - Human necessities / Number / France (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.HR	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Croatia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.IT	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Italy (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.CY	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Cyprus (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.LV	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Latvia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.LT	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Lithuania (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.LU	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Luxembourg (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.HU	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Hungary (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.MT	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Malta (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.NL	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Netherlands (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.AT	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Austria (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.PL	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Poland (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.PT	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Portugal (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.RO	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Romania (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.SI	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Slovenia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.SK	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Slovakia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.FI	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Finland (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.SE	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Sweden (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.IS	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Iceland (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.LI	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Liechtenstein (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.NO	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Norway (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.CH	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Switzerland (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.UK	Section A - Human necessities / Number / United Kingdom (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.MK	Section A - Human necessities / Number / North Macedonia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.TR	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Turkey (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.RU	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Russia (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.EX_SU	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Former Soviet Union (before 1991)/ Total components of the former Soviet Union (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.ZA	Section A - Human necessities / Number / South Africa (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.CA	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Canada (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.US	Section A - Human necessities / Number / United States (Unit: NR)	A
A.NR.MX	Section A - Human necessities / Number / Mexico (Unit: NR)	A