BE · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,589
Belgium, 2016
▲ 1.3% vs 2015 (1,569)
Analysis
In 2016, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.3% compared to 2015, reaching 1,589.
Belgium accounts for 3.2% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
Belgium ranks 8th 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 4.8% (from 1,516 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
3.2%
EU-27: 50,440
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot