IE · 2003 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2003
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
227
Ireland, 2003
▲ 0.9% vs 2002 (225)
Analysis
In 2003, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.9% compared to 2002, reaching 227.
Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 47,305.
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 22.0% (from 186 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
0.5%
EU-27: 47,305
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot