Patents Issued by Austria Reached Record Levels

OrganizationsInternational Organizations ♦ Published: March 29, 2023; 00:35 ♦ (Vindobona)

In 2022, Austrian companies have filed more inventions with the European Patent Office than ever before. Semiconductors increased strongly.

Of almost 193,500 applications received by the European Patent Office (EPO) in the previous year, 2388 came from Austria - more than ever before. The number of domestic filings in 2022 was thus 3.4 percent above the level of the previous year, as the EPO announced on Tuesday. Overall, 2.5 percent more inventions were filed with the European Patent Office than in 2021. This proves that…