Brussels, 04/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - 274,000 filings were submitted to the European Patents Office (EPO) in 2014. This is a new absolute record, following the 266,000 filings in 2013. This is the fifth consecutive year this figure has increased, according to an EPO announcement in a press release published on Thursday 26 February.
“Europe continues to strengthen its key role as a global hub of technology and innovation for a growing number of companies from around the world”,...