EU27_2020 · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2009
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
51,367
European Union (27), 2009
▼ 0.6% vs 2008 (51,658)
Analysis
In 2009, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2008, reaching 51,367.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.0% (from 49,854 in 2004).
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