EU27_2020 · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
51,382
European Union (27), 2012
▼ 1.2% vs 2011 (52,010)
Analysis
In 2012, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 1.2% compared to 2011, reaching 51,382.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.0% (from 52,947 in 2007).
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