AT · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Austria, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
2,025
Austria, 2016
▲ 1.2% vs 2015 (2,001)
Analysis
In 2016, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.2% compared to 2015, reaching 2,025.
Austria accounts for 4.0% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
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 12.5% (from 1,800 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
4.0%
EU-27: 50,440
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot