EU27_2020 · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
European Union (27), 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
49,211
European Union (27), 2017
▼ 2.4% vs 2016 (50,440)
Analysis
In 2017, European Union (27)'s patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 2.4% compared to 2016, reaching 49,211.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.2% (from 51,382 in 2012).
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