| Patent applications to the EPO | Total Patents | | 749.0 | .. | 591.0 | .. | 749.0 | .. |
| Total co-operation with abroad | | 217.0 | 29.0 | 82.0 | 13.9 | 171.0 | 22.8 |
| Japan | | 8.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| United States | | 112.0 | 15.0 | 37.0 | 6.3 | 84.0 | 11.2 |
| European Union (28 countries) | | 61.0 | 8.1 | 27.0 | 4.6 | 60.0 | 8.0 |
| Patent applications filed under the PCT | Total Patents | | 2 097.0 | .. | 1 827.0 | .. | 2 097.0 | .. |
| Total co-operation with abroad | | 403.0 | 19.2 | 174.0 | 9.5 | 320.0 | 15.3 |
| Japan | | 24.0 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 14.0 | 0.7 |
| United States | | 166.0 | 7.9 | 71.0 | 3.9 | 125.0 | 6.0 |
| European Union (28 countries) | | 108.0 | 5.2 | 55.0 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 4.8 |
| Patent applications to the USPTO | Total Patents | | 2 308.0 | .. | 1 417.0 | .. | 2 308.0 | .. |
| Total co-operation with abroad | | 1 111.0 | 48.1 | 304.0 | 21.5 | 760.0 | 32.9 |
| Japan | | 52.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 17.0 | 0.7 |
| United States | | 813.0 | 35.2 | 173.0 | 12.2 | 471.0 | 20.4 |
| European Union (28 countries) | | 162.0 | 7.0 | 92.0 | 6.5 | 196.0 | 8.5 |