The Euro­pean Patent Office’s Patent Index 2024 high­lights robust inno­va­tion in Europe, with patent fil­ings main­tain­ing high lev­els despite glob­al uncer­tain­ties. Euro­pean com­pa­nies and inven­tors increased their appli­ca­tions by 0.3%, dri­ven by advance­ments in green tech­nolo­gies, AI, and semi­con­duc­tors. Com­put­er tech­nol­o­gy led with the most appli­ca­tions, while bat­tery inno­va­tion saw sig­nif­i­cant growth. The report under­scores Europe’s com­mit­ment to R&D and the need to enhance its inno­va­tion ecosys­tem to remain glob­al­ly com­pet­i­tive. You can read more here.