The number of patent applications in France fell by 1.5%, to 10,814, according to statistics from the European Patent Office (EPO) Among the top ten countries, only Japan, at -0.3%, is also in decline. The overall European market is in good shape with growth of 2.9%.
The field of patents is largely dominated by the United States, with more than 48,000 patents filed (+0.4%). This single country accounted for more than 24% of the total requests in Europe last year.