World Champion Austria Patents
From an idea through a patent to innovative applications Researchers, inventors and developers shape the future. The Austrian Patent Office protects intellectual property.
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the Future” hit the mark, making use and extending Austria’s research and development know-how. Furthermore, these subsidies from the Ministry of Climate Protection allow research results to be turned into real-life innovations that end up on the markets and in everyday life. “Innovations are the basis for our development as a society and thanks to inventions we can meet the challenges of tomorrow,” Minister Gewessler says. “Patents play a significant role in this regard because they prove that ideas can be turned into usable innovations. I am therefore particularly happy that people and businesses from Austria filed more patents in 2019 than ever Austria’s inventions to protect the climate before. Those who do research, invent and develop are the ones When you look at the filings at the European Patent Office – the last who shape the future. The Austrian Patent Office is working hard available data come from 2017 – you will see that Austria is doing to make patent filings and very well in three important trademark registrations possiareas of green technologies: ble, and offers more than just Environmental management, the core tasks of a patent office. environment-friendly buildings There are special services to and climate-friendly transport make the first steps in protecttechnologies. The number of ing your ideas and brands. And Austrian patent filings are far we notice that these services above the EU-average in these see higher demand.” areas. When it comes to cliWhen presenting the Ausmate-friendly transport techtrian Patent Office’s annual renologies, Austria ranks second port and the latest data, its behind Denmark and filed alPresident Mariana Karepova most 50 percent more patents went into more detail: “Austhan the average of the EU intria’s inventors and creative novation leaders Sweden, Finminds were extremely active in land, Denmark and the Nether2019. We registered six percent lands. more trademarks and saw highThese figures show that er demand in patent services specific research promotion compared to the previous year. with programmes such as “City Our IP Academy taught about Helmut List and his company AVL List is topping the ranking once more. of the Future” and “Mobility of Photo: Österreichisches Patentamt/APA-Fotoservice/Reither
019 was a record year for Austrian inventors: 11,731 patents from Austria were filed all around the world. Leonore Gewessler, Minister for Climate Protection, was delighted with this record: “We had more patents from Austria than ever before. Particularly many patents were filed in the field of climate protection – we are among Europe’s best in this regard. This is very important as innovations and inventions will play a major role in the fight against the climate crisis.”
