DK · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Denmark, 2009
In 2009, Denmark's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 8.0% compared to 2008, reaching 1,202.
Denmark accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.
Denmark ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 8.0% (from 1,113 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.