EU27_2020 · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2006
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
52,599
European Union (27), 2006
▲ 2.1% vs 2005 (51,536)
Analysis
In 2006, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.1% compared to 2005, reaching 52,599.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 14.9% (from 45,760 in 2001).
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