BG · 2010 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2010
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
16
Bulgaria, 2010
▲ 6.7% vs 2009 (15)
Analysis
In 2010, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.7% compared to 2009, reaching 16.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 51,416.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd 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 30.4% (from 23 in 2005).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2010
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2010
0.0%
EU-27: 51,416
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot