Data on the ratio of patent applications to the European Patent Office (EPO) to million inhabitants in selected countries in 2020 shows that Switzerland had almost 965.9 applications per million inhabitants filed with the EPO. This was followed by Sweden and Denmark with 434.2 and 409.6 patent applications, respectively.
Patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants in 2020, by country*
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EPOrg. (June 28, 2021). Patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants in 2020, by country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412726/european-patent-applications-per-mio-inhabitants/
EPOrg. "Patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants in 2020, by country*." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412726/european-patent-applications-per-mio-inhabitants/
EPOrg. (2021). Patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants in 2020, by country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412726/european-patent-applications-per-mio-inhabitants/
EPOrg. "Patent Applications Filed at The European Patent Office per Million Inhabitants in 2020, by Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412726/european-patent-applications-per-mio-inhabitants/
EPOrg, Patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants in 2020, by country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412726/european-patent-applications-per-mio-inhabitants/ (last visited May 28, 2023)
Patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants in 2020, by country* [Graph], EPOrg, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412726/european-patent-applications-per-mio-inhabitants/