https://www.epo.org/fr/node/1318861
Designations
Designations as contracting states
This analysis1 shows the number of designations for each of the EPO states2.
| Country of residence of the patentee3 | Patents | Rate | |
| AL | Albania | 108 612 | 99,2% |
| AT | Austria | 109 454 | 99,9% |
| BE | Belgium | 109 449 | 99,9% |
| BG | Bulgaria | 109 452 | 99,9% |
| CH | Switzerland | 109 371 | 99,9% |
| CY | Cyprus | 109 452 | 99,9% |
| CZ | Czech Republic | 109 451 | 99,9% |
| DE | Germany | 109 467 | 99,9% |
| DK | Denmark | 109 455 | 99,9% |
| EE | Estonia | 109 451 | 99,9% |
| ES | Spain | 109 456 | 99,9% |
| FI | Finland | 109 453 | 99,9% |
| FR | France | 109 501 | 100,0% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 109 065 | 99,6% |
| GR | Greece | 109 452 | 99,9% |
| HR | Croatia | 109 183 | 99,7% |
| HU | Hungary | 109 450 | 99,9% |
| IE | Ireland | 109 371 | 99,9% |
| IS | Iceland | 109 440 | 99,9% |
| IT | Italy | 109 467 | 99,9% |
| LI | Liechtenstein | 109 371 | 99,9% |
| LT | Lithuania | 109 437 | 99,9% |
| LU | Luxembourg | 109 448 | 99,9% |
| LV | Latvia | 109 414 | 99,9% |
| MC | Monaco | 109 448 | 99,9% |
| ME | Montenegro | 3 366 | 3,1% |
| MK | Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of | 108 991 | 99,5% |
| MT | Malta | 109 293 | 99,8% |
| NL | Netherlands | 109 462 | 99,9% |
| NO | Norway | 109 184 | 99,7% |
| PL | Poland | 109 446 | 99,9% |
| PT | Portugal | 109 454 | 99,9% |
| RO | Romania | 109 451 | 99,9% |
| RS | Serbia | 108 431 | 99,0% |
| SE | Sweden | 109 454 | 99,9% |
| SI | Slovenia | 109 450 | 99,9% |
| SK | Slovakia | 109 451 | 99,9% |
| SM | San Marino | 108 870 | 99,4% |
| TR | Türkiye | 109 451 | 99,9% |
| Total | 4 158 324 | ||
Source: EPO
Status: 3.2.2025
1 The analysis is based on published patents granted by the EPO
2 EPO states: the 39 member states of the European Patent Organisation, which includes the 27 states of the EU
3 In cases where several patentees are mentioned on the published patent, the country of residence of the first patentee listed applies