EU27_2020 · 2001 · 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), 2001
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2001

45,760

European Union (27), 2001

▲ 0.2% vs 2000 (45,674)

Analysis

In 2001, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.2% compared to 2000, reaching 45,760.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 43.0% (from 31,995 in 1996).

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

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2003 2017

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Source: Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot