BG · 1987 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Bulgaria, 1987

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
20
Bulgaria, 1987
▲ 100.0% vs 1986 (10)
Analysis

In 1987, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 100.0% compared to 1986, reaching 20.

Bulgaria accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 21,737.

Bulgaria ranks 14th out of 17 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 66.7% (from 12 in 1982).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1987
#14 of 17
% of EU-27 total · 1987
0.1%
EU-27: 21,737
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
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