MT · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Malta, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
5
Malta, 2012
Analysis
In 2012, Malta's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) stood at 5.
Malta accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
Malta ranks 26th 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 16.7% (from 6 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#26 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
0.0%
EU-27: 51,382
Malta timeline (last 15 years)
2001 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot