AT · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Austria, 2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,862
Austria, 2012
▲ 3.4% vs 2011 (1,800)
Analysis

In 2012, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.4% compared to 2011, reaching 1,862.

Austria accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.

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 8.2% (from 1,721 in 2007).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
3.6%
EU-27: 51,382
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
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