AT · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Austria, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
2,029
Austria, 2017
▲ 0.2% vs 2016 (2,025)
Analysis
In 2017, Austria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.2% compared to 2016, reaching 2,029.
Austria accounts for 4.1% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 9.0% (from 1,862 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
4.1%
EU-27: 49,211
Austria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot