EU27_2020 · 1998 · 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), 1998
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 1998

39,695

European Union (27), 1998

▲ 9.6% vs 1997 (36,234)

Analysis

In 1998, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 9.6% compared to 1997, reaching 39,695.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 62.0% (from 24,498 in 1993).

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

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Source: Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot