Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution 2017 (Yann Ménière, Ilja Rudyk, Javier Valdes (EPO)) ; European Patent Office ; In co-operation with Handelsblatt Research Institute
.-- Munich European Patent Office 2017
.-- 100 p. graf.
European patent applications related to smart connected objects are rising rapidly, achieving a growth rate of 54% in the last three years, the first European Patent Office (EPO) landscaping study on “Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)” reveals. Conducted by the EPO in co-operation with Handelsblatt Research Institute, the study examines this profound technology trend that is now being observed across a whole range of technical fields