IE · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
361
Ireland, 2016
▼ 5.5% vs 2015 (382)
Analysis
In 2016, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 5.5% compared to 2015, reaching 361.
Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
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 2.7% (from 371 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.7%
EU-27: 50,440
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot