INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: SWISS START-UPS WELL POSITIONED IN EUROPEAN PATENT AND/OR TRADEMARK APPLICATIONS RANKING

A study published on October 17, 2023 and co-edited by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) has just shed light on the percentage of patent and/or trademark applications by start-ups at European level, and its impact on obtaining financing.

While the overall European average is 29%, Swiss start-ups have a higher filing percentage of 32 % (patents and trademarks combined). French and Finnish start-ups top the list of applicants, with each accounting for 42% of start-ups having filed an industrial property right (patents and trademarks combined). Other countries with a significant percentage are Germany (40%), Austria (40%), Italy (39%), Norway (37%), Sweden (34%), Denmark (34%), Switzerland (32%) and the Czech Republic (31%).

In terms of patent and/or trademark applications by sector of activity, the three most represented fields are: biotechnology, followed by science and engineering, then healthcare and manufacturing, which are almost at the same level.

The study points out that “on average, start-ups in possession of these two types of intellectual property (IP) rights during their seed or growth phase are up to 10.2 times more likely to obtain financing“.

 

For more detailed information :

https://www.euipo.europa.eu/en/news/euipo-epo-study

https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/press-centre/press-release/2023/945253