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

In 1991, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.2% compared to 1990, reaching 64.

Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 23,380.

Ireland ranks 11th out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 33.3% (from 48 in 1986).

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