AT · 2004 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

Austria, 2004

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,449
Austria, 2004
▲ 4.1% vs 2003 (1,392)
Analysis

In 2004, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.1% compared to 2003, reaching 1,449.

Austria accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 49,854.

Austria ranks 7th 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 35.2% (from 1,072 in 1999).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2004
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2004
2.9%
EU-27: 49,854
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017