EU27_2020 · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
50,440
European Union (27), 2016
▼ 2.1% vs 2015 (51,545)
Analysis
In 2016, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 2.1% compared to 2015, reaching 50,440.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 3.0% (from 52,010 in 2011).
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