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Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes
The number of patent applications filed by domestic applicants in 2014 has decreased by 8% compared to 2013. Domestic applicants in 2014 filed 910 applications for inventions, with the greatest number in the fields of transport and storage, as well as measurement and optics.
In comparison with the year 2013, there were changes in patent and utility model activities as follows:
| 2014 | Compared to 2013 | |
|---|---|---|
| National patent applications | 972 | - 10 % (1081) |
| Utility model applications | 1493 | - 14 % (1731) |
| PCT international applications | 24 | - 43 % (42) |
| Grant national patent | 688 | + 12 % (613) |
| Registrations utility model | 1388 | - 11 % (1552) |
| Supplementary protection certificate, application | 56 | - 2 % (57) |
| European Patent Office granted | 55195 | + 2 % (54144) |
| IPO CZ received EP translations | 4548 | - 1 % (4603) |
| EP patents valid in CZ | 25433 | + 11 % (22977) |
| National patents valid in CZ | 7195 | - 8 % (7781) |
| National utility models valid in CZ | 8349 | + 1 % (8231) |
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