EE · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Estonia, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
33
Estonia, 2016
▼ 13.2% vs 2015 (38)
Analysis
In 2016, Estonia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 13.2% compared to 2015, reaching 33.
Estonia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
Estonia ranks 21st 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 22.2% (from 27 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.1%
EU-27: 50,440
Estonia timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot