NL · 1994 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 1994
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,531
Netherlands, 1994
▲ 3.4% vs 1993 (1,480)
Analysis
In 1994, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.4% compared to 1993, reaching 1,531.
Netherlands accounts for 5.9% of the EU-27 total of 25,947.
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.6% (from 1,657 in 1989).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1994
#4 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 1994
5.9%
EU-27: 25,947
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot