LV · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Latvia, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
22
Latvia, 2017
▲ 4.8% vs 2016 (21)
Analysis
In 2017, Latvia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.8% compared to 2016, reaching 22.
Latvia accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 fallen by 18.5% (from 27 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#23 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.0%
EU-27: 49,211
Latvia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot