IE · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
371
Ireland, 2017
▲ 2.8% vs 2016 (361)
Analysis
In 2017, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.8% compared to 2016, reaching 371.
Ireland accounts for 0.8% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 18.5% (from 313 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.8%
EU-27: 49,211
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot