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New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description: aims, partners, tasks

See entry above in relation to the development of patent information activities

Main areas of patent information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year

See entry above in relation to the development of patent information activities

Statistics: changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year; trends or areas experiencing rapid changes

Applications for national UK patents went from 23,040 in 2014 to 22,801 in 2015 (-1%). Of these, applications from UK residents decreased from 66% of applications in 2014 to 65% in 2015.  The number of Patents granted increased from 4986 in 2014 to 5464 in 2015 (+10%).

Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.

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