Annual Technical Report on Patent Information Activities in 2016 submitted by

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the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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 In the field of patents the number of patent applications filed via the national route[1] exceeded by 5% the number filed in 2015, and within this category, the activity of domestic applicants increased further by more than 8%. This increase can be attributed to activities related to EU tenders and domestically financed tenders.

1094 patent cases, filed via the national route, were concluded in 2016, and this number is similar to that of last year’s. Due to the efforts of HIPO, the stock of pending patent cases was further reduced: at the end of 2016 16% fewer patent cases, filed via the national route, were pending than a year earlier. The small number of granted patents (271) can be explained by the successful reduction of pending cases and by the unfavourable number of applications filed in previous years. From among all applications filed via the national route a quarter (25%) ended with the granting of patent protection.

Patent applications filed via the national route and official proceedings 

Annual report of the Office :  https://www.sztnh.gov.hu/hu/mivel-fordulhatok-a-hivatalhoz/tajekoztatas/kiadvanyok/a-hivatal-eves-jelentesei-0

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