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Swiss companies and inventors filed 9,008 patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) in 2022, an increase of 5.9% compared to 2021. Switzerland is ranked seventh among the top ten countries with the most patent applications last year. In terms of patent applications per capita, Switzerland remains the leading country (1,031 per million inhabitants), followed by Nordic states, according to the EPO s Patent Index 2022 released on Tuesday. Overall, the EPO received 193,460 patent applications last year, an increase of 2.5% on the previous year and a new record. This follows an increase of 4.7% in 2021 and a small dip (-0.6%) in 2020. + Power-generating railway tracks are coming down the line “The rising number of patent applications – an early indicator of companies investments in research and development – underlines that innovation remained robust last year despite economic uncertainties around the globe,” the EPO said in a statement. Clean energy There was a marke