EU27_2020 · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
51,545
European Union (27), 2015
▲ 0.3% vs 2014 (51,378)
Analysis
In 2015, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.3% compared to 2014, reaching 51,545.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.3% (from 51,416 in 2010).
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