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

In 1999, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 24.7% compared to 1998, reaching 232.

Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 43,256.

Ireland ranks 11th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 182.9% (from 82 in 1994).

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