EU27_2020 · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
51,387
European Union (27), 2013
▲ 0.0% vs 2012 (51,382)
Analysis
In 2013, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.0% compared to 2012, reaching 51,387.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.5% (from 51,658 in 2008).
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