{"id":8470,"date":"2020-03-12T10:10:13","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T07:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/?p=8470"},"modified":"2022-06-06T10:10:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T07:10:41","slug":"digital-technologies-take-top-spot-in-european-patent-applications-according-to-the-epo-patent-index-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.obi.gr\/en\/digital-technologies-take-top-spot-in-european-patent-applications-according-to-the-epo-patent-index-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital technologies take top spot in European patent applications, according to the EPO Patent Index 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Patent statistics published today by the European Patent Office (EPO) show that for the first time in more than a decade digital technologies have taken the lead in patent applications filed. According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epo.org\/patent-index2019\">EPO Patent Index 2019<\/a>, the surge in the fields of digital communication (+19.6%) and computer technology (+10.2%) is fuelling the sustained growth in patent filings: In 2019, the EPO received well over 181\u00a0000 applications in total, 4% more than in 2018 and a new all-time high.<br \/>\n<strong>5G and AI as drivers of growth<\/strong><br \/>\nAmong the top technical fields at the EPO, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epo.org\/about-us\/annual-reports-statistics\/statistics\/2019\/digitalisation-triggers-patenting-growth.html\">digital communication and computer technology<\/a> saw the steepest growth, highlighting their key role in driving the digital transformation that is permeating all sectors and industries. Patent applications in digital communication grew by 19.6% in 2019, overtaking medical technology (+0.9%), which had been the most patent-active technology since 2006. This field, which lies at the intersection of telecommunications and computers, includes technologies that are crucial to implementing 5G wireless networks.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.obi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EN_EPO-Patent-Index-2019_Press-release.docx\">EPO Patent Index 2019_Press release<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.obi.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/EPO-member-states_EP-applications.pdf\">Member States European Patent Applications<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patent statistics published today by the European Patent Office (EPO) show that for the first time in more than a decade digital technologies have taken the lead in patent applications filed. 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