BG · 2003 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2003
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
21
Bulgaria, 2003
▲ 50.0% vs 2002 (14)
Analysis
In 2003, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 50.0% compared to 2002, reaching 21.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 47,305.
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 133.3% (from 9 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
0.0%
EU-27: 47,305
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot