Data on a breakdown of patent applications to the European Patent Office in 2020, by applicant type shows that while SMEs and individual inventors were involved in 21 percent of the patent applications filed at the EPO, large enterprises had more than double this amount in 2020, at 74 percent.
Distribution of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office in 2020, by applicant type
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EPOrg. (June 28, 2021). Distribution of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office in 2020, by applicant type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/412975/percentage-distribution-european-patent-applicantions-by-applicant-type/
EPOrg. "Distribution of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office in 2020, by applicant type." Chart. June 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412975/percentage-distribution-european-patent-applicantions-by-applicant-type/
EPOrg. (2021). Distribution of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office in 2020, by applicant type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/412975/percentage-distribution-european-patent-applicantions-by-applicant-type/
EPOrg. "Distribution of Patent Applications Filed at The European Patent Office in 2020, by Applicant Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412975/percentage-distribution-european-patent-applicantions-by-applicant-type/
EPOrg, Distribution of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office in 2020, by applicant type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/412975/percentage-distribution-european-patent-applicantions-by-applicant-type/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Distribution of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office in 2020, by applicant type [Graph], EPOrg, June 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/412975/percentage-distribution-european-patent-applicantions-by-applicant-type/