AT · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Austria, 2013

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,913
Austria, 2013
▲ 2.7% vs 2012 (1,862)
Analysis

In 2013, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.7% compared to 2012, reaching 1,913.

Austria accounts for 3.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.

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 17.7% (from 1,626 in 2008).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2013
3.7%
EU-27: 51,387
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017