This statistic displays the number of European patent applications received for the pharmaceutical industry in 2021, by country of origin. In this year, applicants from the United States filed nearly 3,600 patent applications with the European patent office, while Germany followed with 623 applications.
Number of European patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry in 2021, by country of origin
The geographic origin is based on the country of residence of the first applicant listed on the application form (first-named applicant principle). In cases where several applicants are mentioned on the application form, the country of residence of the first applicant listed applies.
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European Patent Office. (January 24, 2022). Number of European patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry in 2021, by country of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/999453/europe-patent-applications-in-pharmaceuticals/
European Patent Office. "Number of European patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry in 2021, by country of origin." Chart. January 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999453/europe-patent-applications-in-pharmaceuticals/
European Patent Office. (2022). Number of European patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry in 2021, by country of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/999453/europe-patent-applications-in-pharmaceuticals/
European Patent Office. "Number of European Patent Applications in The Pharmaceutical Industry in 2021, by Country of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999453/europe-patent-applications-in-pharmaceuticals/
European Patent Office, Number of European patent applications in the pharmaceutical industry in 2021, by country of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/999453/europe-patent-applications-in-pharmaceuticals/ (last visited May 22, 2022)
