EU27_2020 · 2007 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2007
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
52,947
European Union (27), 2007
▲ 0.7% vs 2006 (52,599)
Analysis
In 2007, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.7% compared to 2006, reaching 52,947.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 15.4% (from 45,897 in 2002).
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