EE · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Estonia, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
36
Estonia, 2017
▲ 9.1% vs 2016 (33)
Analysis
In 2017, Estonia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 9.1% compared to 2016, reaching 36.
Estonia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 56.5% (from 23 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.1%
EU-27: 49,211
Estonia timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot