EU27_2020 · 1987 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 1987
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
21,737
European Union (27), 1987
▲ 13.6% vs 1986 (19,141)
Analysis
In 1987, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 13.6% compared to 1986, reaching 21,737.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 62.0% (from 13,414 in 1982).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
European Union (27) timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot