BE · 2000 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2000
In 2000, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 2.4% compared to 1999, reaching 1,312.
Belgium accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 45,674.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 61.6% (from 812 in 1995).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.