NL · 1991 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 1991
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,422
Netherlands, 1991
▼ 6.3% vs 1990 (1,517)
Analysis
In 1991, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 6.3% compared to 1990, reaching 1,422.
Netherlands accounts for 6.1% of the EU-27 total of 23,380.
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 13.0% (from 1,258 in 1986).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1991
#4 of 21
% of EU-27 total · 1991
6.1%
EU-27: 23,380
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot