EU27_2020 · 1988 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 1988
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
23,455
European Union (27), 1988
▲ 7.9% vs 1987 (21,737)
Analysis
In 1988, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 7.9% compared to 1987, reaching 23,455.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 53.6% (from 15,275 in 1983).
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