IE · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
329
Ireland, 2013
▲ 5.1% vs 2012 (313)
Analysis
In 2013, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.1% compared to 2012, reaching 329.
Ireland accounts for 0.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.
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 0.3% (from 328 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2013
0.6%
EU-27: 51,387
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot