Patent applicants and applications; SIC 2008 and company size
Country (UCI) | SIC 2008 | Company size | Periods | EPO-Patent Applicants with foreign cooperation (number) | EPO-Patent Applications with foreign cooperation (number) | OCNL-Patent Applicants with foreign cooperation (number) | OCNL-Patent Applications with foreign cooperation (number) |
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Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | Total employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | J Information and communication | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 63 Information service activities | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 63 Information service activities | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total domestic and foreign | 63 Information service activities | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 63 Information service activities | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 63 Information service activities | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | Total employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Total domestic and foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Foreign | A Agriculture, forestry and fishing | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | Total employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 02 Forestry and logging | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | 52 Warehousing, services for transport | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | J Information and communication | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | J Information and communication | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Foreign | J Information and communication | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | J Information and communication | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Foreign | J Information and communication | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | Total employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | 0 | 0 | . | . |
Foreign | 62-63 IT- and information services | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 63 Information service activities | Total employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 63 Information service activities | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 63 Information service activities | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 63 Information service activities | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 63 Information service activities | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | Total employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | 0 to 49 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | 50 to 249 employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | 250 and more employed persons | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Foreign | 98 Households producing for own use | Employed persons unknown | 2021* | . | . | . | . |
Source: CBS. |
Table explanation
This table gives an overview of the number of patent applicants and patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). Patents can be granted to enterprises, universities, institutions, private persons or other entities as long as the invention which they cover fulfils certain criteria. To obtain a patent the invention must be novel, contain an inventive step and be industrially applicable. This is assessed by a patent office like the EPO or OCNL. The patent office will grant or reject the application.
The data are broken down by economic activity of the enterprise applying for a patent. For the classification by economic activity the Dutch Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2008) is used. The data give an indication which branches are (most) innovative. Additionally, a breakdown by enterprise size class is available.
Data available from: 2013
Status of the figures:
The figures from 2013 to 2019 are final. The figures for 2020 are revised provisional. The figures for 2021 are provisional.
Changes as of 15 July 2024:
The figures for 2019 and 2020 have been adjusted and the provisional figures for 2021 have been added.
Changes as of 1 February 2024:
Provisional figures for 2019 and 2020 have been updated.
When will new figures be published?
Beginning of 2025 the figures for 2020 and 2021 will be updated. Mid 2025 the figures for 2020 and 2021 will be updated and new figures for 2022 will be added.
Description topics
- EPO-Patent
- A patent that is granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) is valid in all member countries of the EPO. However, the EPO patent must be validated at the national patent office in order to be effective in member countries.
- Applicants with foreign cooperation
- Enterprises who applied for a patent at the European Patent Office (EPO) in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for any of its applications.
- Applications with foreign cooperation
- Patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for this specific application.
- OCNL-Patent
- A patent that is granted by NL Patent Office (OCNL), a division of Agency NL, is only valid in the Netherlands.
- Applicants with foreign cooperation
- Enterprises who applied for a patent at the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for any of its applications.
- Applications with foreign cooperation
- Patent applications at the Netherlands Patent Office (OCNL), a department of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), in the period observed, where the Dutch applicant has cooperated with a foreign entity for this specific application.