IE · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
313
Ireland, 2012
▼ 15.6% vs 2011 (371)
Analysis
In 2012, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 15.6% compared to 2011, reaching 313.
Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
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 fallen by 4.9% (from 329 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
0.6%
EU-27: 51,382
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot