BG · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2009
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
15
Bulgaria, 2009
▼ 16.7% vs 2008 (18)
Analysis
In 2009, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 16.7% compared to 2008, reaching 15.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.
Bulgaria ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 11.8% (from 17 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2009
0.0%
EU-27: 51,367
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot