The German Patent and Trade Mark Office (GPTO) has published its annual report for 2023, which shows a significant increase in patent applications in the fields of artificial intelligence, digital networking through mobile communications and semiconductor technology. The number of published patent applications in these fields of technology with effect for Germany increased significantly compared to the previous year. 

The GPTO recorded an overall increase in patent applications of 2.5%. This indicates that the downward trend in applications that was observed after the start of the coronavirus pandemic has been halted.

In addition to statistics for patent, utility model, trade mark and design applications, the report also contains rankings for federal states, specialist articles and interviews with experts.

The annual report can be found here.