Annual Review 2024

Enhancing accessibility, quality, efficiency and leveraging AI

In 2024, the European Patent Office took significant steps forward in delivering on its Strategic Plan 2028, built around five key drivers: our people, technologies, high-quality and timely products and services, partnerships, and financial sustainability. Record productivity in our patent granting process strengthened our financial sustainability—while maintaining the high quality that our users rely on.

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Key achievements

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People

Driver 1

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Technologies

Driver 2

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High-quality, timely products and services

Driver 3

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Partnerships

Driver 4

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Financial Sustainability

Driver 5