DK · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Denmark, 2012
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.