EU27_2020 · 2005 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2005
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
51,536
European Union (27), 2005
▲ 3.4% vs 2004 (49,854)
Analysis
In 2005, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.4% compared to 2004, reaching 51,536.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 12.8% (from 45,674 in 2000).
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