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10 December 2020Patents

Surge in global patent filings for smart tech, reveals EPO study

Global patent filings for smart technologies grew at an average annual rate of almost 20%— nearly five times faster than the average for all technology fields between 2010 and 2018, according to a study released by the European Patent Office today.

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