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Page 1: Philips number 3 patent applicant at European Patent O˚ce ......Philips total Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio consists of: 64,000 patent rights 93,000 design rights trademarks

Patent �gures with courtesy of the European Patent O�ce.For more information about Philips Intellectual Property and Standards, please visit: www.ip.philips.com.

Philips number 3 patent applicant at European Patent O�ce (EPO)265,000 patents �led at EPO in 2013

Biggest regions/countries contributing to �ling patents at EPO

other6%

6Korea

%

8%China

35%Europe

20Japan

%

US25%

Top 10 countries, applications per million inhabitants

Switzerland Sweden Finland Denmark Netherlands Germany Austria Belgium Japan France

832 402 360 347 347 328 243 180 177 148

Philips is number 1 applicant in the categories ‘medical technology’ and ‘instrument measurement’ of EPO ranking in 2013

Philips is number 3 patent applicant in the world for patents �led at EPO in 2013

Patent applications �led by Philips at the EPO in 2013

Philips succesfully manages one of the largest and strongest IP portfolios in the world.

Philips total Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio consists of:

64,000patent rights

93,000design rights

trademarks

46,000domain names

4,700

1839

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