TY - BOOK ED - Oficina Europea de Patentes ED - Handelsblatt Research Institute TI - Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: Patents and the Fourth Industrial Revolution 2017 SN - 978-3-89605-200-1 PY - 2017/// CY - Munich PB - European Patent Office KW - Tecnologías habilitadoras digitales KW - fourth industrial revolution KW - patents KW - technology trend N2 - 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 UR - http://documents.epo.org/projects/babylon/eponet.nsf/0/17FDB5538E87B4B9C12581EF0045762F/$File/fourth_industrial_revolution_2017__en.pdf ER -