DK · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Denmark, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,372
Denmark, 2016
▲ 0.7% vs 2015 (1,362)
Analysis
In 2016, Denmark's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.7% compared to 2015, reaching 1,372.
Denmark accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
Denmark ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.4% (from 1,466 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.7%
EU-27: 50,440
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot