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

In 2007, Germany's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.0% compared to 2006, reaching 24,396.

Germany accounts for 46.1% of the EU-27 total of 52,947.

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 11.5% (from 21,876 in 2002).

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