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

In 2007, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 13.1% compared to 2006, reaching 329.

Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 52,947.

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 46.2% (from 225 in 2002).

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