{"id":2015,"date":"2026-04-07T16:19:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.durm.de\/?p=2015"},"modified":"2026-04-07T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:19:49","slug":"upc-2-3-3-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.durm.de\/en\/upc-2-3-3-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Record Demand for European Patents in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dark-section&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-10&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Record Demand for European Patents in 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Demand for European patents exceeded 200,000 applications for the first time in 2025. According to the European Patent Office (EPO), a total of around 201,974 patent applications were filed, representing moderate growth of approximately 1.4% compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>Demand was particularly strong in technology-driven fields such as digitalization, energy, and medical technology. The majority of applications \u10d9\u10d5\u10da\u10d0\u10d5 originated from the United States and Germany, while China ranked among the top three countries of origin for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>This development highlights the continued momentum of innovation and underscores Europe\u2019s importance as an attractive jurisdiction for protecting technological inventions.<\/p>\n<p>Further information: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/en\/news-events\/news\/demand-european-patents-2025-exceeded-200-000-first-time\">https:\/\/www.epo.org\/en\/news-events\/news\/demand-european-patents-2025-exceeded-200-000-first-time<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1536830586709{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1536830606309{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Give us a call:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"big\"><a href=\"tel:49721830130\">+49 721 83013-0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1530638079527{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 75px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][dhsv_vc_vertical_separator color_scheme=&#8221;dark&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1536830639614{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;}&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-12&#8243;][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Send us an e-mail:<\/h2>\n<p class=\"big\"><a href=\"mailto:info@durm.de\">info@durm.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;35px&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demand for European patents exceeded 200,000 applications for the first time in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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