EU27_2020 · 2004 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2004
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
49,854
European Union (27), 2004
▲ 5.4% vs 2003 (47,305)
Analysis
In 2004, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.4% compared to 2003, reaching 49,854.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.3% (from 43,256 in 1999).
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