Asian companies swell European patent applications

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Series Details 12.03.13
Publication Date 12/03/2013
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Applications for European patents recorded a record high last year, exceeding pre-crisis levels of 2008 for the first time, but for the first time in the history of the European Patent Office the most patents were filed by a non-European firm.
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ESO: Background Information: Europe votes for single patents system http://www.europeansources.info/record/europe-votes-for-single-patents-system/
European Patent Office, 06.03.13: A record year for the EPO http://www.epo.org/news-issues/news/2013/20130306.html
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