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According to figures published by the European Patent Office (EPO) in its “Annual Reports and Statistics”, in 2015 more patent applications were filed in the ‘medical technologies’ sector than any other field of technology. This continues a trend that has persisted for at least the last five years, according to EPO figures.

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