EU27_2020 · 2003 · 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), 2003
Creator: eupublicdata
Published: 2026-05-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

European Union (27), 2003

47,305

European Union (27), 2003

▲ 3.1% vs 2002 (45,897)

Analysis

In 2003, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.1% compared to 2002, reaching 47,305.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 19.2% (from 39,695 in 1998).

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

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Source: Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot