BE · 1994 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 1994
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
776
Belgium, 1994
▼ 3.0% vs 1993 (800)
Analysis
In 1994, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 3.0% compared to 1993, reaching 776.
Belgium accounts for 3.0% of the EU-27 total of 25,947.
Belgium ranks 6th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 35.2% (from 574 in 1989).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1994
#6 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 1994
3.0%
EU-27: 25,947
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot