EU27_2020 · 1996 · 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), 1996
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 1996

31,995

European Union (27), 1996

▲ 17.0% vs 1995 (27,336)

Analysis

In 1996, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 17.0% compared to 1995, reaching 31,995.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 36.8% (from 23,380 in 1991).

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

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Source: Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot