DK · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Denmark, 2013
In 2013, Denmark's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.9% compared to 2012, reaching 1,356.
Denmark accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.
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 3.8% (from 1,306 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.