EU27_2020 · 1990 · pat_ep_ntot

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

European Union (27), 1990

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
23,401
European Union (27), 1990
▼ 4.2% vs 1989 (24,430)
Analysis

In 1990, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 4.2% compared to 1989, reaching 23,401.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 28.1% (from 18,271 in 1985).

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

European Union (27) timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017