NL · 1990 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

Netherlands, 1990

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,517
Netherlands, 1990
▼ 8.4% vs 1989 (1,657)
Analysis

In 1990, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 8.4% compared to 1989, reaching 1,517.

Netherlands accounts for 6.5% of the EU-27 total of 23,401.

Netherlands ranks 4th out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 31.5% (from 1,154 in 1985).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 1990
#4 of 18
% of EU-27 total · 1990
6.5%
EU-27: 23,401
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017