EU27_2020 · 1999 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 1999
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
43,256
European Union (27), 1999
▲ 9.0% vs 1998 (39,695)
Analysis
In 1999, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 9.0% compared to 1998, reaching 43,256.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 66.7% (from 25,947 in 1994).
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