IE · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Ireland, 2009

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
346
Ireland, 2009
▲ 5.5% vs 2008 (328)
Analysis

In 2009, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.5% compared to 2008, reaching 346.

Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.

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 26.7% (from 273 in 2004).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2009
0.7%
EU-27: 51,367
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017