EU27_2020 · 1997 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 1997
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
36,234
European Union (27), 1997
▲ 13.2% vs 1996 (31,995)
Analysis
In 1997, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 13.2% compared to 1996, reaching 36,234.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 54.2% (from 23,505 in 1992).
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