Patent applications to the European Patent Office at regional level

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Series Details No.10, 2006 (3.4.06)
Publication Date 03/04/2006
EC KS-NS-06-010-EN-N
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High tech patenting is highly concentrated in EU-25 regions. This concentration is linked to some specific regions spread over the EU-25 countries. Only in Finland and in Germany are there several regions concerned which are geographically close. In the biotechnology sector, the EU-25 is reaching the US level in total number of patent applications in 2002.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-statistics-in-focus/-/KS-NS-06-010
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