EE · 2008 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

Estonia, 2008

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
35
Estonia, 2008
▲ 25.0% vs 2007 (28)
Analysis

In 2008, Estonia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 25.0% compared to 2007, reaching 35.

Estonia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,658.

Estonia ranks 20th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 218.2% (from 11 in 2003).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
0.1%
EU-27: 51,658
Estonia timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017