EU27_2020 · 2008 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2008
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
51,658
European Union (27), 2008
▼ 2.4% vs 2007 (52,947)
Analysis
In 2008, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 2.4% compared to 2007, reaching 51,658.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 9.2% (from 47,305 in 2003).
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