EU27_2020 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) — European Union (27)
Eurostat pat_ep_ntot — Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Data range: 1978 to 2017.
Latest · 2017
49,211
▼ 2.4% YoY
Maximum · 2007
52,947
Minimum · 1979
9,187
1979–2017 · 39 years
All values
- 2017 49,211
- 2016 50,440
- 2015 51,545
- 2014 51,378
- 2013 51,387
- 2012 51,382
- 2011 52,010
- 2010 51,416
- 2009 51,367
- 2008 51,658
- 2007 52,947
- 2006 52,599
- 2005 51,536
- 2004 49,854
- 2003 47,305
- 2002 45,897
- 2001 45,760
- 2000 45,674
- 1999 43,256
- 1998 39,695
- 1997 36,234
- 1996 31,995
- 1995 27,336
- 1994 25,947
- 1993 24,498
- 1992 23,505
- 1991 23,380
- 1990 23,401
- 1989 24,430
- 1988 23,455
- 1987 21,737
- 1986 19,141
- 1985 18,271
- 1984 16,736
- 1983 15,275
- 1982 13,414
- 1981 12,697
- 1980 11,332
- 1979 9,187
Source: Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot