FR · 1994 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

France, 1994

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
4,995
France, 1994
▲ 4.4% vs 1993 (4,784)
Analysis

In 1994, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.4% compared to 1993, reaching 4,995.

France accounts for 19.3% of the EU-27 total of 25,947.

France ranks 2nd out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.4% (from 5,013 in 1989).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 1994
#2 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 1994
19.3%
EU-27: 25,947
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