IE · 2008 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2008
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
328
Ireland, 2008
▼ 0.3% vs 2007 (329)
Analysis
In 2008, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.3% compared to 2007, reaching 328.
Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,658.
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 44.5% (from 227 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
0.6%
EU-27: 51,658
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot