EU27_2020 · 1991 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 1991
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
23,380
European Union (27), 1991
▼ 0.1% vs 1990 (23,401)
Analysis
In 1991, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.1% compared to 1990, reaching 23,380.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 22.1% (from 19,141 in 1986).
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