BE · 1987 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Belgium, 1987

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
497
Belgium, 1987
▲ 7.8% vs 1986 (461)
Analysis

In 1987, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 7.8% compared to 1986, reaching 497.

Belgium accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 21,737.

Belgium ranks 7th out of 17 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 58.3% (from 314 in 1982).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1987
#7 of 17
% of EU-27 total · 1987
2.3%
EU-27: 21,737
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017