AT · 2008 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Austria, 2008
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,626
Austria, 2008
▼ 5.5% vs 2007 (1,721)
Analysis
In 2008, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 5.5% compared to 2007, reaching 1,626.
Austria accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,658.
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 16.8% (from 1,392 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
3.1%
EU-27: 51,658
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot