FR · 2010 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 2010
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
8,489
France, 2010
▼ 2.0% vs 2009 (8,662)
Analysis
In 2010, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 2.0% compared to 2009, reaching 8,489.
France accounts for 16.5% of the EU-27 total of 51,416.
France ranks 2nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 1.2% (from 8,390 in 2005).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2010
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2010
16.5%
EU-27: 51,416
France timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot