AT · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Austria, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
2,001
Austria, 2015
▲ 2.0% vs 2014 (1,961)
Analysis
In 2015, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.0% compared to 2014, reaching 2,001.
Austria accounts for 3.9% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
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 13.1% (from 1,770 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
3.9%
EU-27: 51,545
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot