EU27_2020 · 1989 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

Name: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) — European Union (27), 1989
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 1989

24,430

European Union (27), 1989

▲ 4.2% vs 1988 (23,455)

Analysis

In 1989, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.2% compared to 1988, reaching 24,430.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 46.0% (from 16,736 in 1984).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

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Source: Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot