Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012)
methods, notes and classification
- Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2)
- 000 Manufacture of food products
- 001 Manufacture of beverages
- 002 Manufacture of tobacco products
- 003 Manufacture of textiles
- 004 Manufacture of wearing apparel
- 005 Manufacture of leather and related products
- 006 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
- 007 Manufacture of paper and paper products
- 008 Printing and reproduction of recorded media
- 009 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
- 00a Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
- 00b Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
- 00c Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
- 00d Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
- 00e Manufacture of basic metals
- 00f Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
- 00g Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
- 00h Manufacture of electrical equipment
- 00i Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
- 00j Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
- 00k Manufacture of other transport equipment
- 00l Manufacture of furniture
- 00m Other manufacturing
- 00n Civil engineering
- 00o Specialised construction activities
- 00p Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
- 00q Unknown NACE activity
- Unit of measure
- Geopolitical entity (reporting)
- 000 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 001 European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020)
- 002 Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 003 Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- 004 Belgium
- 005 Bulgaria
- 006 Czechia
- 007 Denmark
- 008 Germany
- 009 Estonia
- 00a Ireland
- 00b Greece
- 00c Spain
- 00d France
- 00e Croatia
- 00f Italy
- 00g Cyprus
- 00h Latvia
- 00i Lithuania
- 00j Luxembourg
- 00k Hungary
- 00l Malta
- 00m Netherlands
- 00n Austria
- 00o Poland
- 00p Portugal
- 00q Romania
- 00r Slovenia
- 00s Slovakia
- 00t Finland
- 00u Sweden
- 00v Iceland
- 00w Liechtenstein
- 00x Norway
- 00y Switzerland
- 00z United Kingdom
- 010 North Macedonia
- 011 Türkiye
- 012 Russia
- 013 Soviet Union
- 014 South Africa
- 015 Canada
- 016 United States
- 017 Mexico
- 018 Brazil
- 019 China except Hong Kong
- 01a Hong Kong
- 01b Japan
- 01c South Korea
- 01d Taiwan
- 01e India
- 01f Singapore
- 01g Israel
- 01h Australia
- 01i New Zealand
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