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

In 1984, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 38.5% compared to 1983, reaching 36.

Ireland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 16,736.

Ireland ranks 12th out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 111.8% (from 17 in 1979).

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