European Patent Office Publishes Patent Index 2023

On 19 March 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) published its annual Patent Index. The 2023 report provides an overview of the European patent applications filed and European patents granted by the EPO in the previous year. According to the Index, the EPO received 199 275 applications in 2023, an increase of 2.9% compared to last year and the highest number to date. The top five countries of origin for European patent applications in 2023 were the United States, Germany, Japan, China and the Republic of Korea.