Fewer patent applications, more success
Dutch inventors submitted 7,327 applications to the European patent office last year, over 400 fewer than in 2005.
However, the success rate rose 26.3% year on year, with 1,919 patents granted. Dutch electronics giant Philips topped the world list with 4,425 patent requests.
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