2021年欧洲专利申请数量创历史新高，华为成最大申请人。.mp3

The Number of EU Patent Applications Hits a New Record in 2021, and Huawei Became the Most Frequent Applicant.

2021年欧洲专利申请数量创历史新高，华为成最大申请人。

According to the data released by the European Patent Office (EPO), the number of patent applications in Europe in 2021 was almost 190,000, with a year-on-year increase of 4.5%.

根据欧专局（EPO）公布的数据，2021年欧洲专利申请量约19万件，同比增长4.5%。

With more than 46,000 applications, the United States became the country with the highest total number of applications, accounting for 25% of all applications, with a year-on-year increase of about 5%. Germany ranked second with nearly 26,000 applications, Japan had almost 22,000 applications, and China ranked fourth with an increase of approximately 25% to nearly 17,000 applications.

美国申请以超过4.6万件成为申请总量最高的国家，占所有申请的25%，同比增长约5%。德国以近2.6万件申请位居第二，日本有近2.2万件申请，中国申请量增长约25%，达到约1.7万件排名第四。

China's Huawei became the biggest applicant in Europe in 2021, with more than 35 hundred applications, followed by Samsung (about 34 hundred) and LG (approximately 24 hundred).

中国华为成为2021年欧洲最大申请人，有超过3500件申请，其次是三星（约3400件）和LG（约2400件）。

Digital communication technology was the most popular sector with more than 15,000 applications, a year-on-year increase of about 9%. The field of medical technology ranked second with about 15,000 applications, a year-on-year increase of almost 1%. Computer technology ranked third, with more than 14,000 applications, which represented a year-on-year increase of nearly 10%.

最受欢迎的数字通信技术领域超过1.5万件申请，同比增长约9%；其次是医疗技术领域以约1.5件申请排名第二，同比增长近1%；计算机技术领域位居第三，拥有超过1.4万件申请，同比增长近10%。

Overall, applications in most technical fields increased in 2021, with the largest increase up to 27% in microstructure and nanotechnology, a 24% increase in audio-visual technology, and a 21% increase in semiconductors.

总体而言，2021年大多数技术领域申请都有所增长，其中增幅最大的是微结构和纳米技术，增长27%、视听技术增长24%、半导体增长21%。

On the contrary, areas with declining numbers included basic communication processes (decreasing by about 7%), biomaterial analysis (decreasing by 6%), basic material chemistry (decreasing by nearly 5%) and textile and paper machinery (decreasing by more than 4%).

相反，下降的领域包括基本通信过程（下降约7%）、生物材料分析（下降6%）、基础材料化学（下降约5%）以及纺织和造纸机械（下降超4%）。

In addition, the EPO announced that it would increase the search time limit from about 4 months in 2020 to nearly 5 months in 2021, reduce the examination time limit from almost 24 months to 23 months, and increase the average duration of objection procedures from about 15 months to approximately 19 months.

除此以外，EPO公布将检索时效从2020年的4.3个月提高到2021年4.8个月，审查时效从23.7个月降到23.0个月，异议程序的平均持续时间从15.4个月增加到19.3个月。