Analysis of Patent Publication volume development in Germany February 2022

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Germany’s industrial property system has a long history. As early as 1876 and 1877, Germany successively implemented the design and patent law. After more than a century of development, Germany has an impressive number of patents. At present, Germany has published more than 11 million patents, including 7 million patent families.

After 2015, the patent publication volume in Germany increased significantly every year, and exceeded 200,000 in 2019. In the following two years, the number of patents published in Germany decreased, which may be affected by COVID-19.

Germany’s industrial property system has a long history. As early as 1876 and 1877, Germany successively implemented the design and patent law. After more than a century of development, Germany has an impressive number of patents. At present, Germany has published more than 11 million patents, including 7 million patent families.

After 2015, the patent publication volume in Germany increased significantly every year, and exceeded 200,000 in 2019. In the following two years, the number of patents published in Germany decreased, which may be affected by COVID-19.

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