Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012)
methods, notes and classification
- Classification of economic activities - NACE Rev.2
- 0 Manufacture of food products
- 1 Manufacture of beverages
- 2 Manufacture of tobacco products
- 3 Manufacture of textiles
- 4 Manufacture of wearing apparel
- 5 Manufacture of leather and related products
- 6 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
- 7 Manufacture of paper and paper products
- 8 Printing and reproduction of recorded media
- 9 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
- a Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
- b Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
- c Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
- d Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
- e Manufacture of basic metals
- f Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
- g Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
- h Manufacture of electrical equipment
- i Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
- j Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
- k Manufacture of other transport equipment
- l Manufacture of furniture
- m Other manufacturing
- n Civil engineering
- o Specialised construction activities
- p Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
- q Unknown NACE activity
- Unit of measure
- Geopolitical entity (reporting)
- 00 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 01 European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
- 02 Euro area - 19 countries (from 2015)
- 03 Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- 04 Belgium
- 05 Bulgaria
- 06 Czechia
- 07 Denmark
- 08 Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
- 09 Estonia
- 0a Ireland
- 0b Greece
- 0c Spain
- 0d France
- 0e Croatia
- 0f Italy
- 0g Cyprus
- 0h Latvia
- 0i Lithuania
- 0j Luxembourg
- 0k Hungary
- 0l Malta
- 0m Netherlands
- 0n Austria
- 0o Poland
- 0p Portugal
- 0q Romania
- 0r Slovenia
- 0s Slovakia
- 0t Finland
- 0u Sweden
- 0v Iceland
- 0w Liechtenstein
- 0x Norway
- 0y Switzerland
- 0z United Kingdom
- 10 North Macedonia
- 11 Turkey
- 12 Russia
- 13 Former Soviet Union (before 1991)/Total components of the former Soviet Union
- 14 South Africa
- 15 Canada
- 16 United States
- 17 Mexico
- 18 Brazil
- 19 China except Hong Kong
- 1a Hong Kong
- 1b Japan
- 1c South Korea
- 1d Taiwan
- 1e India
- 1f Singapore
- 1g Israel
- 1h Australia
- 1i New Zealand
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