FR · 1982 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 1982
In 1982, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.2% compared to 1981, reaching 2,912.
France accounts for 21.7% of the EU-27 total of 13,414.
France ranks 2nd out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.