According to this, the top European Patent Applicants are:
1. Philips with 2556 applications filed in 2009
2. Siemens with 1708 applications filed in 2009
3. BASF with 1699 applications filed in 2009
4. Samsung with 1337 applications filed in 2009
5. Robert Bosh with 1284 applications filed in 2009
6. LG Corp with 1221 applications filed in 2009
7. Panasonic with 1020 applications filed in 2009
8. Qualcomm with 969 applications filed in 2009
9. Toyota with 926 applications filed in 2009
10. Sony with 913 applications filed in 2009
Interestingly, there is not a single biotech/pharma company in the top 10.
