Country/region;EPO patent applications (2017);Granted USPTO patents (2016)
IE;0.27;0.20
US;0.23;0.20
ES;0.22;0.28
BE;0.20;0.23
FR;0.20;0.20
NL;0.20;0.16
GB;0.18;0.15
VL;0.18;0.17
SE;0.17;0.17
FI;0.17;0.16
EU-27;0.17;0.16
DK;0.16;0.20
DE;0.15;0.14
IT;0.13;0.13