DE · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Germany, 2006
In 2006, Germany's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.3% compared to 2005, reaching 24,149.
Germany accounts for 45.9% of the EU-27 total of 52,599.
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 10.1% (from 21,938 in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.