The high level of patenting activity was on a par with the previous year.
Despite political and economic uncertainties, European companies and inventors filed more patents last year.
The lead is taken by computer technology.
Computer technology, which includes areas of artificial intelligence, led for the first time with 16,815 patent applications.
Global trends.
The United States was the top country of origin for European patent applications, followed by Germany, Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea.

Source prnewswire