IE · 1994 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Ireland, 1994

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
82
Ireland, 1994
▲ 18.8% vs 1993 (69)
Analysis

In 1994, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 18.8% compared to 1993, reaching 82.

Ireland accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 25,947.

Ireland ranks 11th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 32.3% (from 62 in 1989).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1994
#11 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 1994
0.3%
EU-27: 25,947
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