BE · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,506
Belgium, 2012
▼ 0.7% vs 2011 (1,516)
Analysis
In 2012, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.7% compared to 2011, reaching 1,506.
Belgium accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
Belgium ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.7% (from 1,564 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
2.9%
EU-27: 51,382
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot