Patent applications to the EPO in the ICT sector 1993 to 2003

European Commission Eurostat

Description

Science and technology
Patents - protection of intellectual property
Target audience: Specialised/Technical

Informations

• Publié par: EUROPEAN-COMMISSION-EUROSTAT
• Nombre de lectures: 12
• Langue: English

Extrait

Statistics in focus

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Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) represent one of the key sectors of our present-day economy. As this sector involves technological inventions and is also known as being highly competitive, patents play a major role.

1999

1998

1997

1996

1995

2003

2002

Japan Source: Patent statistics

2001

2000

This publication presents a brief analysis of ICT patent activities at international level and then goes on to look in more detail, at what happens at national level, while taking into account the particularities of the ICT sector. Finally, to illustrate the demand side of the ICT sector, it takes a brief look at expenditure on information technology. Figure 1: Trend in the ICT sector’s share of total patent applications to the EPO, as a percentage, 1993 to 2003, EU-27, JP and US 45

Author Bernard FÉLIX

22/2008

Figure 2: Trend in total number of ICT patent applications to the EPO, 1993 to 2003, EU-27, JP and US

EU-27

The value added of the EU-27 ICT sector contributes to 5% of GDP ............................................ 2 One in four EU patent applications is filed in the ICT sector ......................................... 3 ICT patent applications show higher growth rates .................. 4 Information technology expenditure................................ 6

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Source: Patent statistics

EU-27

1995

1997

1998

1999

1996

2003

Japan

United States

2000

2001

2002

1994

25

20

30

12 000

10 000

16 000

14 000

1993

1994

Manuscri pt completed on: 0  3.03.2008 Data extracted on: 26.11.2007 ISSN 19770316 Catalogue number: KSSF08022ENC © European Communities, 2008

10

15

40

35

8 000

6 000

2 000

0

4 000

1993

United States

C o n t e n t s

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