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

In 1998, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 43.1% compared to 1997, reaching 186.

Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 39,695.

Ireland ranks 11th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 169.6% (from 69 in 1993).

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