EE · 2002 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Estonia, 2002
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
5
Estonia, 2002
▼ 44.4% vs 2001 (9)
Analysis
In 2002, Estonia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 44.4% compared to 2001, reaching 5.
Estonia accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 45,897.
Estonia ranks 25th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.7% (from 6 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2002
#25 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2002
0.0%
EU-27: 45,897
Estonia timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot