EU27_2020 · 2000 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2000
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
45,674
European Union (27), 2000
▲ 5.6% vs 1999 (43,256)
Analysis
In 2000, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.6% compared to 1999, reaching 45,674.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 67.1% (from 27,336 in 1995).
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