IE · 1988 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Ireland, 1988

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
47
Ireland, 1988
▼ 24.2% vs 1987 (62)
Analysis

In 1988, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 24.2% compared to 1987, reaching 47.

Ireland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 23,455.

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 80.8% (from 26 in 1983).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1988
#12 of 17
% of EU-27 total · 1988
0.2%
EU-27: 23,455
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
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