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24 December 2021PatentsLeythem Wall

EPO opposition statistics: a five-year review

Last month the European Patent Office (EPO) Administrative Council published its annual compendium of statistics on activity at the EPO and member state offices for 2020. As well as information on patent applications and patent validations, most insightfully the report gives details on European patent oppositions and outcomes, including a breakdown by technical area.

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