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IP4all Weekly Bulletin
Archive: 22 Jan 2015
New peak of patent filings at the EPO in 2014
The EPO published yesterday its preliminary filing figures for 2014. The general increase should reach approximately +3%, well above 270 000 filings. It follows the trend observed the last four years with an annual increase between 2 and 4%. Of course, there are big differences when looking more closely at the geographical origin of those filings by regions. […]