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SDG achieved
Challenges remain
Significant challenges remain
Major challenges remain
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Description
Requests for protection of an invention directed either directly to the European Patent Office (EPO) or filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty and designating the EPO (Euro-PCT), regardless of whether they are granted or not. The patent applications are alloted according to the country of residence of the applicant listed on the application form. In cases where several applicants are mentioned on the application form, the country of residence of the first applicant listed applies. The country of residence of the (first) applicant is not necessarily the same as the county of residence of the inventor(s).
Long-Term Objective
Average of top performers (Europe) without outliers
The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 240.
Reference
European Patents Office
