BG · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
33
Bulgaria, 2012
▲ 26.9% vs 2011 (26)
Analysis
In 2012, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 26.9% compared to 2011, reaching 33.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
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 175.0% (from 12 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
0.1%
EU-27: 51,382
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot