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The number of patent applications filed by domestic applicants in 2017 has increased by 0,25% compared to 2016. Domestic applicants in 2017 filed 794 applications for inventions, with the greatest number in the fields of transport and storage, building and health and amusement. In comparison with the year 2016, there were changes in patent and utility model activities as follows:
2017 | Compared to 2016 | |
National patent applications | 860 | +3 % 839 |
Utility model applications | 1279 | +1% (1264) |
PCT international applications | 25 | -26 % (34) |
Grant national patent | 669 | -14 % (781) |
Registrations utility model | 1107 | -7 % (1187) |
Supplementary protection certificate, application | 60 | +7 % (56) |
European Patent Office granted | 105635 | +19 % (89142) |
IPO CZ received EP translations | 6912 | +16 % (5964) |
EP patents valid in CZ | 35639 | +13 % (31431) |
National patents valid in CZ | 5985 | -8 % (6486) |
National utility models valid in CZ | 8166 | -3 % (8398) |
Trends or areas experiencing rapid changes with respect to the previous year
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