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

In 2010, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 6.4% compared to 2009, reaching 324.

Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,416.

Ireland ranks 12th 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 18.2% (from 274 in 2005).

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