BE · 2011 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2011
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,516
Belgium, 2011
▲ 0.1% vs 2010 (1,515)
Analysis
In 2011, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.1% compared to 2010, reaching 1,516.
Belgium accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 52,010.
Belgium ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.7% (from 1,542 in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#7 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2011
2.9%
EU-27: 52,010
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot