DE · 1992 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Germany, 1992
In 1992, Germany's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.5% compared to 1991, reaching 11,420.
Germany accounts for 48.6% of the EU-27 total of 23,505.
Germany ranks 1st out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 3.7% (from 11,014 in 1987).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.