AT · 2003 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Austria, 2003
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,392
Austria, 2003
▲ 7.8% vs 2002 (1,291)
Analysis
In 2003, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 7.8% compared to 2002, reaching 1,392.
Austria accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 47,305.
Austria ranks 6th 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 45.9% (from 954 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
2.9%
EU-27: 47,305
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot