BE · 2001 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Belgium, 2001

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,215
Belgium, 2001
▼ 7.4% vs 2000 (1,312)
Analysis

In 2001, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 7.4% compared to 2000, reaching 1,215.

Belgium accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 45,760.

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 35.3% (from 898 in 1996).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2001
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2001
2.7%
EU-27: 45,760
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017