LU · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Luxembourg, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
61
Luxembourg, 2016
▼ 6.2% vs 2015 (65)
Analysis
In 2016, Luxembourg's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 6.2% compared to 2015, reaching 61.
Luxembourg accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
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 11.6% (from 69 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.1%
EU-27: 50,440
Luxembourg timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot