2025 ranking of patent applications at the EPO
Time：2026-04-01
Publication Date：2026-04-01
The European Patent Office (EPO) published its Technology Dashboard 2025 (formerly the Patent Index) on March 24th. Highly anticipated by intellectual property professionals, this ranking is based on patent applications received by the EPO in 2025.
Key takeaways:
France remains the 2nd country of origin in Europe for European patent applications, with 10,932 in 2025 and ranks 6th in the world;
Transport remains the main area of innovation in France, ahead of information technology and electrical machinery, appliances and energy;
Main French applicants: Valeo, Safran Group and the CEA
French innovators are increasingly using the unitary patent, which will be chosen for nearly a third of their patents granted in 2025.
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