This joint study by the EPO and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) analyses the contribution of IPR-intensive industries to the EU economy for the period 2021-2023. It covers all major IP rights (patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, geographical indications and plant varieties), identifies which industries make above-average use of them and quantifies the contribution of these IPR-intensive sectors to major macro-economic variables (employment, wages, GDP, funding and trade) from across the EU as well as from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.