Data on companies and institutions with the highest number of patent applications in the biotechnology area at the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2023 shows that Hoffmann-La Roche filed over 200 such applications. Thus, Roche was, once again, ranked first in Europe.
Companies and institutions with the highest number of biotech patent applications filed at the European Patent Office in 2023
European patent applications include direct European applications and international (PCT) applications that entered the European phase during the reporting period.
* Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale.
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