BG · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
39
Bulgaria, 2013
▲ 18.2% vs 2012 (33)
Analysis
In 2013, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 18.2% compared to 2012, reaching 39.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.
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 grown by 116.7% (from 18 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2013
0.1%
EU-27: 51,387
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot