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Patent Index 2023
199 275 applications were filed at the EPO last year, a 2.9% increase over the previous year and a new record
Statistics
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International Women's Day 2024
EPO colleagues' thoughts on equality, need for change and a working environment that values all contributions
Diversity & inclusion
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Technologies combatting cancer
Discover the new Espacenet platform to find inventions used in diagnosis, treatment, cancer models, and ICT
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Innovation
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Thank you! #50YearsEPC
Watch the highlights from many of the activities and initiatives organised by the European Patent Office.
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Highlights
Official 50 Years EPC celebration
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Challenging ourselves to achieve even higher levels of quality

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Sustainability will be the focal point of the new Strategic Plan 2028.

We quantify and explore trends and challenges across the innovation ecosystem.