EPO patent grant rate plunges as the backlog grows

The grant rate for patents issued by the European Patent Office fell to 42% in 2009, according to the office's 2009 annual report. In 2008 the rate was 49.5%. Overall last year, 52,000 patents were granted by the EPO, which is down some 7,000 on the…

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