IE · 2000 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2000
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
206
Ireland, 2000
▼ 11.2% vs 1999 (232)
Analysis
In 2000, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 11.2% compared to 1999, reaching 206.
Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 45,674.
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 110.2% (from 98 in 1995).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2000
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2000
0.5%
EU-27: 45,674
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot