NL · 1998 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 1998
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
2,593
Netherlands, 1998
▲ 7.7% vs 1997 (2,407)
Analysis
In 1998, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 7.7% compared to 1997, reaching 2,593.
Netherlands accounts for 6.5% of the EU-27 total of 39,695.
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 75.2% (from 1,480 in 1993).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1998
#4 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1998
6.5%
EU-27: 39,695
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot