DK · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

Denmark, 2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,318
Denmark, 2012
▼ 10.1% vs 2011 (1,466)
Analysis

In 2012, Denmark's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 10.1% compared to 2011, reaching 1,318.

Denmark accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.

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 0.6% (from 1,310 in 2007).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
2.6%
EU-27: 51,382
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017