EU27_2020 · 2011 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2011
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
52,010
European Union (27), 2011
▲ 1.2% vs 2010 (51,416)
Analysis
In 2011, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.2% compared to 2010, reaching 52,010.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.1% (from 52,599 in 2006).
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