BG · 1998 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 1998
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
9
Bulgaria, 1998
▲ 28.6% vs 1997 (7)
Analysis
In 1998, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 28.6% compared to 1997, reaching 9.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 39,695.
Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.5% (from 8 in 1993).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1998
#21 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1998
0.0%
EU-27: 39,695
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot