DK · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Denmark, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,417
Denmark, 2017
▲ 3.3% vs 2016 (1,372)
Analysis
In 2017, Denmark's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.3% compared to 2016, reaching 1,417.
Denmark accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 grown by 7.5% (from 1,318 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.9%
EU-27: 49,211
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot