DE · 2001 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Germany, 2001
In 2001, Germany's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.8% compared to 2000, reaching 21,938.
Germany accounts for 47.9% of the EU-27 total of 45,760.
Germany ranks 1st 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 41.0% (from 15,561 in 1996).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.