AT · 1999 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Austria, 1999
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,072
Austria, 1999
▲ 12.4% vs 1998 (954)
Analysis
In 1999, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 12.4% compared to 1998, reaching 1,072.
Austria accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 43,256.
Austria ranks 8th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 58.8% (from 675 in 1994).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1999
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 1999
2.5%
EU-27: 43,256
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot