EPO study analyses role of European universities in patenting

The European Patent Office (EPO) has published a poineering study on the innovation process at European universities. The report provides the first ever comprehensive overview of the role European universities play in patenting and innovation on the European scale.

The study shows that the contribution of academic researchers to European patent applications has increased steadily in recent decades, and now exceeds 10% of all patents filed by European applicants at the EPO. A broad variety of models exists as to how these inventions are protected and eventually transferred to market. The analysis reveals structural changes in the universities’ approach to intellectual property, as well as persistent differences between national innovation systems across Europe.

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