EE · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Estonia, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
23
Estonia, 2012
▼ 14.8% vs 2011 (27)
Analysis
In 2012, Estonia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 14.8% compared to 2011, reaching 23.
Estonia accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
Estonia ranks 24th 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 17.9% (from 28 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
0.0%
EU-27: 51,382
Estonia timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot