BE · 2000 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2000
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,312
Belgium, 2000
▼ 2.4% vs 1999 (1,344)
Analysis
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.
Rank in EU-27 · 2000
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2000
2.9%
EU-27: 45,674
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot