IE · 1987 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 1987
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
62
Ireland, 1987
▲ 29.2% vs 1986 (48)
Analysis
In 1987, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 29.2% compared to 1986, reaching 62.
Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 21,737.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 17 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 169.6% (from 23 in 1982).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1987
#12 of 17
% of EU-27 total · 1987
0.3%
EU-27: 21,737
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot