IE · 2004 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2004
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
273
Ireland, 2004
▲ 20.3% vs 2003 (227)
Analysis
In 2004, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 20.3% compared to 2003, reaching 273.
Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 49,854.
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 17.7% (from 232 in 1999).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2004
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2004
0.5%
EU-27: 49,854
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot