MT · 2003 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Malta, 2003
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3
Malta, 2003
▼ 25.0% vs 2002 (4)
Analysis
In 2003, Malta's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 25.0% compared to 2002, reaching 3.
Malta accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 47,305.
Malta ranks 27th 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 25.0% (from 4 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#27 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
0.0%
EU-27: 47,305
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2001 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot