BG · 2002 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2002
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
14
Bulgaria, 2002
▼ 6.7% vs 2001 (15)
Analysis
In 2002, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 6.7% compared to 2001, reaching 14.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 45,897.
Bulgaria ranks 21st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 100.0% (from 7 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2002
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2002
0.0%
EU-27: 45,897
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot