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

In 1989, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 31.9% compared to 1988, reaching 62.

Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 24,430.

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 72.2% (from 36 in 1984).

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