LV · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Latvia, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
27
Latvia, 2012
▲ 58.8% vs 2011 (17)
Analysis
In 2012, Latvia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 58.8% compared to 2011, reaching 27.
Latvia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
Latvia ranks 23rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 80.0% (from 15 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
0.1%
EU-27: 51,382
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot