LU · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Luxembourg, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
65
Luxembourg, 2015
▲ 6.6% vs 2014 (61)
Analysis
In 2015, Luxembourg's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.6% compared to 2014, reaching 65.
Luxembourg accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
Luxembourg ranks 19th 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 14.5% (from 76 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
0.1%
EU-27: 51,545
Luxembourg timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot