EU27_2020 · 2002 · 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), 2002
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2002

45,897

European Union (27), 2002

▲ 0.3% vs 2001 (45,760)

Analysis

In 2002, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.3% compared to 2001, reaching 45,897.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 26.7% (from 36,234 in 1997).

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

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Source: Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot