BG · 2011 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2011
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
26
Bulgaria, 2011
▲ 62.5% vs 2010 (16)
Analysis
In 2011, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 62.5% compared to 2010, reaching 26.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 52,010.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.7% (from 27 in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#22 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2011
0.0%
EU-27: 52,010
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot