PATSTAT
Backbone data set for statistical analysis
The EPO's PATSTAT data sets have become a point of reference in the field of patent information and statistics. By bringing together information on millions of patent publications worldwide, PATSTAT helps users to explore how technologies develop and how innovation evolves globally. Its rich bibliographical, legal and procedural patent data make it ideal for detailed statistical analysis, leading to thousands of publications over the past 20 years.
Patent offices from around the world regularly supply the EPO with updates and new data, ensuring that PATSTAT reflects the latest developments. With PATSTAT, you can follow technology trends, discover potential business opportunities or see which fields your competitors are active in, or explore many other use cases.
PATSTAT can be consulted free of charge via the EPO’s Technology Intelligence Platform (TIP) or accessed through PATSTAT Online
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The latest from PATSTAT
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Release Notes for PATSTAT 2026 Spring Edition
Data catalogue - PATSTAT Global – 2026 Spring edition
Data catalogue - PATSTAT EP Register – 2026 Spring edition
Accessing PATSTAT
Technology Intelligence Platform (free-of-charge)
Discover the Technology Intelligence Platform, the EPO’s next-generation tool for exploring patent data, including PATSTAT and EP full-text data sets. Unlock powerful computational resources to analyse, combine and visualise patent and external data, turning complex information into actionable insights.
PATSTAT Online (subscription-based)
PATSTAT Online provides access to the full PATSTAT Global and PATSTAT EP Register data via an EPO-hosted relational database platform. The data can be queried using standard SQL queries and the results of the query. Partial database extractions can also be downloaded from the platform.
Bulk data set
PATSTAT Global and PATSTAT EP Register bulk data are complementary databases containing bibliographical data on patent applications. They are distributed free of charge via EPO’s Technology Intelligence Platform.
PATSTAT in numbers
125+ million
patent applications filed in 100+ countries worldwide
18 000+ queries
are executed per month in PATSTAT Online and PATSTAT in TIP
6 600+ academic articles
reference PATSTAT
PATSTAT in practice
Academic Research Programme
The latest ARP call focuses on practical, solution-oriented research projects that use PATSTAT and the EPO’s powerful Technology Intelligence Platform where PATSTAT data may be combined with other datasets.
CodeFest
Harness the power of PATSTAT in CodeFest! Teams use EPO patent data and services to solve real-world challenges, create innovative solutions and compete for cash prizes.
Studies and publications
The majority of studies and technology insight reports by the EPO use PATSTAT as a basis for their research. Additionally, there is a large international community making use of the PATSTAT data and publishing its research work, as well as sample data sets, through established academic channels.
EPO economic studies
EPO Technology insight reports
An introduction to the PATSTAT Database with Example Queries
Getting Started with PATSTAT Register
OECD Patent Statistics Manual
Measuring Patent Quality: Indicators of Technological and Economic Value (OECD)
The EPO celebrates the success of 20 years of PATSTAT
Articles in Google Scholar
Additional resources
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